| Literature DB >> 16102463 |
Donald S Esmore1, David Kaye, Robert Salamonsen, Mark Buckland, Michael Rowland, Justin Negri, Yvonne Rowley, John Woodard, John R Begg, Peter Ayre, Franklin L Rosenfeldt.
Abstract
The VentrAssist device left ventricular assist system, designed for permanent implantation, is a novel centrifugal pump with a hydrodynamically suspended rotor. The first human implant was into a 72-year-old man with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV heart failure due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. The implant and recovery were uneventful, and the patient survives at 17 months, is NYHA class II, and lives at home. This device shows promise in end-stage heart failure for permanent implantation and bridge to transplantation.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16102463 DOI： 10.1016/j.healun.2005.01.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Heart Lung Transplant ISSN： 1053-2498 Impact factor: 10.247