Examples of this type of devices are the Thoratec pneumatic VAD (pVAD) and implantable VAD (IVAD; Thoratec Laboratories Corp., CA, USA), the HeartMate IP1000, VE and XVE (Thoratec Corp.), ...

Patients with cardiogenic shock treated at hospitals with a higher volume of percutaneous microaxial VAD implantation in the US have lower mortality risk. Higher hospital procedure volume of ...

Higher hospital procedure volume of percutaneous microaxial ventricular assist device (pVAD) implantation in the United States (US) is associated with fewer deaths among patients with pVAD treated for ...

There is a wide variety of device options for patients with advanced HF, and there has been a tremendous advancement in device designs offering high efficiency and durability. However, patient ...