Neurologic complications in patients with left ventricular assist devices

A Shoskes, TH Fan, RC Starling, SM Cho - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) use has revolutionised the care of patients with
advanced heart failure, allowing more patients to survive until heart transplantation and …

Current status and future directions in pediatric ventricular assist device

X Huang, Y Shen, Y Liu, H Zhang - Heart Failure Reviews, 2024 - Springer
A ventricular assist device (VAD) is a form of mechanical circulatory support that uses a
mechanical pump to partially or fully take over the function of a failed heart. In recent …

Cerebrovascular reserve capacity as a predictor of postoperative delirium: a pilot study

M Bydén, A Segernäs, H Thulesius, F Vanky… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Postoperative delirium is a common complication after cardiac surgery with
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Compromised regulation of the cerebral circulation may be …

HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Improves Long-Term Cerebral Hemodynamics

CG Favilla, S Carter, P Atluri, N Reehal… - Circulation: Heart …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has revo-lutionized clinical management of
advanced heart failure. 1 Although the overarching goal is to offload the heart and improve …

Pulsatility and flow patterns across macro-and microcirculatory arteries of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device patients

EJ Stöhr, R Ji, G Mondellini, L Braghieri… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Reduced arterial pulsatility in continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-
LVAD) patients has been implicated in clinical complications. Consequently, recent …