Vol 3, No 5 (September 26, 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (I)

Preface

Preface

Gino Gerosa, Andrea Colli

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Pages: 438

Systematic Review

The cost-utility of left ventricular assist devices for end-stage heart failure patients ineligible for cardiac transplantation: a systematic review and critical appraisal of economic evaluations

Mattias Neyt, Ann Van den Bruel, Yolba Smit, Nicolaas De Jonge, Joan Vlayen

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Pages: 439-449

Keynote Lecture Series

Pump thrombosis—A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma

Arie Blitz

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Pages: 450-471
Different surgical strategies for implantation of continuous-flow VADs—Experience from Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin

Thomas Krabatsch, Thorsten Drews, Evgenij Potapov, Yugo Weng, Miralem Pasic, Roland Hetzer

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Pages: 472-474

Featured Articles

Gastrointestinal bleed after left ventricular assist device implantation: incidence, management, and prevention

Laura Harvey, Christopher T. Holley, Ranjit John

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Pages: 475-479
Clinical psychological and neuropsychological issues with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs)

Daniela Mapelli, Annachiara Cavazzana, Chiara Cavalli, Tomaso Bottio, Vincenzo Tarzia, Gino Gerosa, Bianca Rosa Volpe

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Pages: 480-489
Evaluation and treatment of pump thrombosis and hemolysis

Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, Fabio Sagebin, Ronald E. Ross, William Hallinan, Karl Q. Schwarz, H. Todd Massey

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Pages: 490-495

Research Highlight

Cellular, molecular, genomic changes occurring in the heart under mechanical circulatory support

Michele Gallo, Vincenzo Tarzia, Laura Iop, Jonida Bejko, Giacomo Bortolussi, Roberto Bianco, Tomaso Bottio, Gino Gerosa

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Pages: 496-504
VAD infections: the lead, the graft and the pump

Andrea Baronetto, Paolo Centofanti, Matteo Attisani, Massimo Griselli, Davide Ricci, Mauro Rinaldi

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Pages: 505-506

Perspective

Mechanical circulatory support in pediatrics

Fabrizio Gandolfo, Fabrizio De Rita, Asif Hasan, Massimo Griselli

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Pages: 507-512
Mechanical circulatory support devices as destination therapy—current evidence

Thomas Puehler, Stephan Ensminger, Michael Schoenbrodt, Jochen Börgermann, Erik Rehn, Kavous Hakim-Meibodi, Michiel Morshuis, Jan Gummert

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Pages: 513-524

Art of Operative Techniques

The Jarvik-2000 ventricular assist device implantation: how we do it

Fabio Zucchetta, Vincenzo Tarzia, Tomaso Bottio, Gino Gerosa

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Pages: 525-531

Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Technique for implantation of HeartMate II left ventricular assist device with concurrent mitral and tricuspid valve repair

Amit Pawale, Irina Plotkina, Anelechi C. Anyanwu

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Pages: 532-534
Implantation of the HeartWare HVAD: from full sternotomy to less invasive techniques

Vincenzo Tarzia, Edward Buratto, Michele Gallo, Giacomo Bortolussi, Jonida Bejko, Roberto Bianco, Tomaso Bottio, Gino Gerosa

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Pages: 535-537

Safeguards and Pitfalls

Anticoagulation assessment

Alexander Stepanenko, Evgenij V. Potapov, Yuguo Weng, Miralem Pasic, Thomas Krabatsch, Roland Hetzer

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Pages: 538-540

Technical Notes

Left ventricular assist device outflow graft: alternative sites

Magdy M. El-Sayed Ahmed, Muhammad Aftab, Steve K. Singh, Hari R. Mallidi, Oscar H. Frazier

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Pages: 541-545

ACS Patient Page

Ventricular assist devices

Chris Harris, Beth Croce, Ashleigh Xie

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Pages: 546

Guest Editors:
Gino Gerosa and
Andrea Colli,
Padova, Italy

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