Ventricular Assist Devices: The Future is Now

Overview

Journal Trends Cardiovasc Med

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2015 Jan 19

PMID 25596799

Citations 2

Authors

Brian Lima

Michael Mack

Gonzalo V Gonzalez-Stawinski

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Abstract

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 the current outcomes with VAD therapy, highlights the results from pivotal clinical trials, and summarizes the various device options on the market and those in preclinical development.

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