Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Left ventricular assist devices have become standard therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure. They represent potential long-term solutions for a growing public health problem. However, initial enthusiasm for this technology has been tempered by challenges posed by long-term support. This r...

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Autores principales: Grimm, Joshua C., Magruder, J. Trent, Kemp, Clinton D., Shah, Ashish S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Materias:
Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4541033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26347873
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00042
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description Left ventricular assist devices have become standard therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure. They represent potential long-term solutions for a growing public health problem. However, initial enthusiasm for this technology has been tempered by challenges posed by long-term support. This review examines these challenges and out current understanding of their etiologies.
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spelling pubmed-45410332015-09-07 Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Grimm, Joshua C. Magruder, J. Trent Kemp, Clinton D. Shah, Ashish S. Front Surg Surgery Left ventricular assist devices have become standard therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure. They represent potential long-term solutions for a growing public health problem. However, initial enthusiasm for this technology has been tempered by challenges posed by long-term support. This review examines these challenges and out current understanding of their etiologies. Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-19 /pmc/articles/PMC4541033/ /pubmed/26347873 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00042 Text en Copyright © 2015 Grimm, Magruder, Kemp and Shah. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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