1. Use of the Heartmate 3 for biventricular support as a bridge to heart transplant-first US implant.
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Bansal, Aditya, Akhtar, Faisal, Zwintscher, Nathan P, Ostrow, Sheila, Desai, Sapna, and Fary, David
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HEART failure patients , *HEART assist devices , *NITRIC oxide , *HEART failure treatment , *HEART transplantation , *PRODUCT design - Abstract
Right ventricular failure continues to be the Achilles heel in the management of heart failure patients. Traditionally, either high doses of inotropes and inhaled nitric oxide or jerry-rigged temporary mechanical devices have been used to support failing right ventricles. No durable implantable right ventricular assist device has been developed to address this long-standing concern. Because of this vacuum of innovation, surgeons have started using the third-generation LVADs to support the right ventricle. The HeartMate 3 (Abbott) LVAD is a safe and effective therapy for the management of biventricular failure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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