Ventricular assist devices: the future is now
Heart failure has become a global epidemic. For advanced heart failure, a broad assortment of device options have been introduced for both acute and prolonged intervals of hemodynamic assistance. Durable implantable ventricular assist devices (VADs) in particular, play a key role in the management of advanced heart failure. This review focuses specifically on current outcomes with VAD therapy, highlighting results from pivotal clinical trials, and summarizing the various device options on the market and those in preclinical development.
Source: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Brian Lima, Michael Mack, Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski Source Type: research
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