Heart Transplantation After Left Ventricular Assist Device

Improvement of Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) in Artificial Heart Using Particle Swarm Optimization

In this approach, the Left ventricular assist pump for patients with left ventricular failure isused. The failure of the left ventricle is the most common heart disease during these days. Inthis article, a State feedback controller method is used to optimize the efficiency of a samplingpump current. Particle Swarm Algorithm, which is a set of rules to update the position andvelocity, is applied...

Left Ventricular Assist Device Followed by Heart Transplantation

Since 1994, after the approval of the use of implantable ventricular assist devices (VADs) for long-term therapy in patients with advanced HF in the United States, there has been an increased interest in these devices. Technological improvement of VADs has resulted in the improved survival and quality of life in patients undergoing implantation, and the limitations of HT render these devices as...

Ventricular arrhythmias after left ventricular assist device.

Optimal timing of same-admission orthotopic heart transplantation after left ventricular assist device implantation

AIM To investigate the impact of timing of same-admission orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation on in-hospital mortality and post-transplant length of stay. METHODS Using data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 1998 to 2011, we identified patients 18 years of age or older who underwent implantation of a LVAD and for whom the procedur...

Sexual function after left ventricular assist device.

To the Editor: Impaired sexual function is common in patients with heart failure (1) and following cardiac transplant. Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) improve survival, functional capacity, and quality of life for end-stage heart failure, but data regarding their impact on sexual function and satisfaction are limited to early devices and one small sample of continuous-flow devices from ...