Abstract:
:The discrepancy between the number of patients on the waiting list and available donor hearts has led to the successful development of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) as a bridge to transplantation. The conventional LVADs are designed to provide full hemodynamic support for the end-stage failing heart. However, full-support LVAD implantation requires major surgery, sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass in majority of cases. The Synergy Micro-pump is the smallest implantable LVAD and provides partial flow support up to 3 l/min. It was shown that early intervention with this device can provide substantial benefits to patients with severe heart failure not yet sick enough for a full-support LVAD. Due the small dimensions it can be implanted without cardiopulmonary bypass or a sternotomy. The purpose of this article is to review the clinical use of the Synergy Micro-pump as partial hemodynamic support.
journal_name
Expert Rev Med Devicesjournal_title
Expert review of medical devicesauthors
Mohite PN,Sabashnikov A,Simon AR,Weymann A,Patil NP,Unsoeld B,Bireta C,Popov AFdoi
10.1586/17434440.2015.985208subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-01-01 00:00:00pages
49-60issue
1eissn
1743-4440issn
1745-2422journal_volume
12pub_type
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