| Literature DB >> 22135186 |
Keyur B Shah1, Daniel G Tang, Richard H Cooke, Michael C Kontos, Neil P Lewis, Gundars J Katlaps, Michael L Hess, Vigneshwar Kasirajan.
Abstract
The medical community has seen an explosive rise in the utilization of implantable mechanical circulatory support devices for late-stage cardiomyopathy. Care for these complex patients requires a basic understanding of device physiology and potential complications. This review focuses on an algorithm that incorporates a careful clinical history and examination with diagnostic modalities for the evaluation of a patient who is failing therapy with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device, as well as the general management and optimization of patients implanted with an artificial heart.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22135186 DOI: 10.1007/s11897-011-0079-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Heart Fail Rep ISSN: 1546-9530