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Left ventricular assist devices provide circulatory support to allow heart recovery or serve as a bridge-to-transplantation for patients with a failing heart.
Provides an overview of available left ventricular assist devices and early clinical experience at a single center.
Mechanical circulatory assistance to aid the failing heart has become an integral part of cardiac surgery. Left ventricular assist devices provide circulatory support either to allow heart recovery or to serve as a bridge-to-transplantation. Current temporary devices also provide a glimpse of the future potential for permanently implanted devices. A variety of circulatory support devices are available for individual clinical situations. The devices currently available are described, with an emphasis on those available at Baylor University Medical Center and the early clinical experience with these devices.
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G. Kimble Jett (1991) conducted a review in Failing heart. Left ventricular assist devices was evaluated. Left ventricular assist devices provide circulatory support to allow heart recovery or serve as a bridge-to-transplantation for patients with a failing heart.
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