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Temporary mechanical support devices stabilize INTERMACS class I patients as a bridge to long-term support.
Provides a review of temporary support devices and bridging strategies for patients with INTERMACS class I heart failure.
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May guide temporary MCS use as bridge in INTERMACS class I HF; leaves open optimal strategies pending prospective trials.
Treatment of patients with INTERMACS class I heart failure can be very challenging, and temporary long-term device support may be needed. In this article, we review the currently available temporary support devices in order to support these severely ill patients with decompensated heart failure. Strategies of using a temporary assist as a bridge to long-term device support are also discussed.
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Saleh et al. (2015) studied this question. Temporary mechanical support devices are utilized to stabilize severely ill patients with INTERMACS class I heart failure and serve as a bridge to long-term device support.
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