Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow, Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow, Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Left ventricular assist devices have become standard therapy for patients with end stage heart failure. They represent potential long term solutions for a growing public health problem. However, initial enthusiasm for this technology has been tempered by challenges posed by long term support. This r...

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Main Authors: Joshua C Grimm, Jonathan T Magruder, Clinton D Kemp, Ashish S Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
Heart Failure, Systolic
Long-Term Care
future
complications
left ventricular assist device
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00042/full
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spelling doaj-fea3dc4a5a7044afaa9444c17c7006242020-11-25T00:32:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Surgery2296-875X2015-08-01210.3389/fsurg.2015.00042155078Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow, Left Ventricular Assist Device ImplantationJoshua C Grimm0Jonathan T Magruder1Clinton D Kemp2Ashish S Shah3Johns Hopkins Medical InstitutesJohns Hopkins Medical InstitutesJohns Hopkins Medical InstitutesJohns Hopkins Medical InstitutesLeft ventricular assist devices have become standard therapy for patients with end stage heart failure. They represent potential long term solutions for a growing public health problem. However, initial enthusiasm for this technology has been tempered by challenges posed by long term support. This review examines these challenges and out current understanding of their etiologies.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00042/fullHeart Failure, SystolicLong-Term Carefuturecomplicationsleft ventricular assist device
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Clinton D Kemp
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Jonathan T Magruder
Clinton D Kemp
Ashish S Shah
Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow, Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Frontiers in Surgery
Heart Failure, Systolic
Long-Term Care
future
complications
left ventricular assist device
author_facet Joshua C Grimm
Jonathan T Magruder
Clinton D Kemp
Ashish S Shah
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title Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow, Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
title_short Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow, Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
title_full Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow, Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
title_fullStr Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow, Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
title_full_unstemmed Late Complications Following Continuous-Flow, Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
title_sort late complications following continuous-flow, left ventricular assist device implantation
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Surgery
issn 2296-875X
publishDate 2015-08-01
description Left ventricular assist devices have become standard therapy for patients with end stage heart failure. They represent potential long term solutions for a growing public health problem. However, initial enthusiasm for this technology has been tempered by challenges posed by long term support. This review examines these challenges and out current understanding of their etiologies.
topic Heart Failure, Systolic
Long-Term Care
future
complications
left ventricular assist device
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2015.00042/full
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