University of Maryland surgical experience with the Jarvik 2000 axial flow ventricular assist device.

Abstract

The Jarvik 2000 has several distinctive features that simplify surgical management and permit flexible application in an expanded range of candidates for LVAD implantation, particularly in patients who have undergone previous sternotomy.

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Subjects

• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Heart Failure
• Heart-Assist Devices
• Hospitals, University
• Humans
• Length of Stay
• Male
• Maryland
• Middle Aged
• Prosthesis Design
• Retrospective Studies

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Authors

• Erik N Sorensen
• Richard N Pierson
• Erika D Feller
• Bartley P Griffith

Publication date

2011-12-21

Journal

Journal topics

• Thoracic Diseases

Language

Eng.

Copyright

The Annals of thoracic surgery

Division of Clinical Engineering, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. esorensen [at] umm.edu

Release reference

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):133-40

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