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Congestive Heart Failure

Mortality and Treatment Patterns Among Patients Hospitalized With Acute Cardiovascular Conditions During Dates of National Cardiology Meetings

December 23, 2014

This retrospective analysis of patients admitted emergently for acute MI, heart failure, or cardiac arrest examined 30-day mortality for admissions during periods when cardiologists were attending national meetings vs admissions immediately surrounding the meeting dates. Mortality for each condition was lower during meeting dates than during non-mee

Effect of Exercise and Pump Speed Modulation on Invasive Hemodynamics in Patients with Centrifugal Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices

November 10, 2014

The effects of exercise, increasing pump speed, or both on invasive hemodynamics in centrifugal flow LVAD patients were analyzed in this small study. Findings included:

Heart Transplantation in a Bridged Patient

September 9, 2014

This video demonstrates a heart transplantation in a patient with an LVAD.

Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange: Replacement of a HeartMate XVE with a HeartMate II Device

January 4, 2012

This article describes how a HeartMate XVE left ventricular assist device may be exchanged for a HeartMate II axial-flow pump with low morbidity and mortality and without a full sternotomy.

Ventricular Restoration for Akinesia (Modified Dor Procedure): Myocardial Protection and Surgical Approach

August 7, 2011

By C. L. Athanasuleas, MD and G. D. Buckberg, MD

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