2006;3(7):346-347. Since the first widespread clinical application of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) for patients with end-stage heart failure in the late 1980s, major advances have ...

When LVAD placement began, there were very few recipients. Consequently, limiting the initial number of nurses who took the classes allowed them to become proficient in the care of patients with ...

She fought off the virus, but her brother was left with a badly damaged heart. Mr Lynskey, like most LVAD patients, is on the non-urgent transplant list. "I've never been offered a heart," he said.

Several years ago, Piedmont Augusta Heart Failure Center, then called University, started the LVAD program. The device pumps blood for the heart, actually giving patients new life. And we have a ...

He is a member of the Electric Cranks, a group of LVAD patients who have found common ground enjoying nature and exercise while out on two wheels. "Just the joy of riding in the open countryside ...

For patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), endovascular treatment (EVT) improves left ...

All LVAD patients require lifelong anticoagulation to protect against thromboembolic events. Currently, the only LVAD available in the United States is Abbott's HeartMate 3™, which has ...

An older patient with dementia is in the hospital and has trouble swallowing. A speech pathologist recommends thickening the liquids the patient drinks with starch or gum and specifies how viscous ...

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These findings focus on the potential role of investigating new VKA agents beyond warfarin in improving clinical outcomes in LVAD patients. Dr. Mandeep Mehra, who chaired the ARIES-HM3 study ...

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In nonobstructive HCM, the thicker muscles may mean the ventricle is less able to pump the normal volume of blood ... “The longer a patient has the condition, the more likely atrial fibrillation ...