Heart-Assist Devices

"Heart-Assist Devices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Small pumps, often implantable, designed for temporarily assisting the heart, usually the LEFT VENTRICLE, to pump blood. They consist of a pumping chamber and a power source, which may be partially or totally external to the body and activated by electromagnetic motors.

Descriptor ID	D006353
MeSH Number(s)	E04.050.430 E07.695.300.300 E07.858.082.374.300
Concept/Terms	Heart-Assist Devices Heart-Assist Devices Device, Heart-Assist Devices, Heart-Assist Heart Assist Devices Heart-Assist Device Pumps, Heart-Assist Heart-Assist Pump Heart-Assist Pumps Pump, Heart-Assist Pumps, Heart Assist Vascular-Assist Devices Device, Vascular-Assist Devices, Vascular-Assist Vascular Assist Devices Vascular-Assist Device Artificial Ventricle Artificial Ventricle Artificial Ventricles Ventricle, Artificial Ventricles, Artificial Ventricle-Assist Device Device, Ventricle-Assist Devices, Ventricle-Assist Ventricle Assist Device Ventricle-Assist Devices Ventricular Assist Device Assist Device, Ventricular Assist Devices, Ventricular Device, Ventricular Assist Devices, Ventricular Assist Ventricular Assist Devices Heart Ventricle, Artificial Artificial Heart Ventricle Artificial Heart Ventricles Heart Ventricles, Artificial Ventricle, Artificial Heart Ventricles, Artificial Heart

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Heart-Assist Devices".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Assisted Circulation [E04.050]
Heart-Assist Devices [E04.050.430]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Prostheses and Implants [E07.695]
Heart, Artificial [E07.695.300]
Heart-Assist Devices [E07.695.300.300]
Surgical Equipment [E07.858]
Artificial Organs [E07.858.082]
Heart, Artificial [E07.858.082.374]
Heart-Assist Devices [E07.858.082.374.300]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Heart-Assist Devices".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Heart-Assist Devices".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Heart-Assist Devices" by people in this website by year, and whether "Heart-Assist Devices" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 338 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 29 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	1	2
1998	2	0	2
1999	2	1	3
2000	0	1	1
2001	4	1	5
2002	4	0	4
2003	5	2	7
2004	5	1	6
2005	4	1	5
2006	6	1	7
2007	11	2	13
2008	11	1	12
2009	13	1	14
2010	17	0	17
2011	12	0	12
2012	14	1	15
2013	26	3	29
2014	19	0	19
2015	20	2	22
2016	24	2	26
2017	26	1	27
2018	15	1	16
2019	16	1	17
2020	20	1	21
2021	16	0	16
2022	9	0	9
2023	3	0	3
2024	3	1	4
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart-Assist Devices" by people in Profiles.

Edelson JB, Raskin A, Absi M, Adachi I, Aljohani O, Alzubi A, Amdani S, Asante-Korang A, Auerbach S, Bansal N, Bearl D, Boucek K, Butto A, Butts R, Byrnes J, Castleberry C, Conway J, Do N, Dykes J, Friedland-Little J, Greiten L, Henderson H, Hsu D, Jeewa A, Joong A, Khan S, Knoll C, Lantz J, Law S, Lorts A, Maeda K, Martinez H, May L, Mehegan M, Mokshagundam D, Montgomery C, O'Connor M, Parent JJ, Peng DM, Rosenthal DN, Sheybani A, Shezad M, Shugh L, Shwaish N, Spinner J, Su J, Sutcliffe D, Tunuguntla H, VanderPluym C, Vaughn G, Wallis G, Wilkens S, Zinn M, Niebler R. The ACTION VAD registry: A collective five-year experience. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Apr; 44(4):530-540.

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Griffiths ER, Profsky MP, Mokshagundam D, Boucek K, Amdani S, Davies RR, Monge MC, Morales DLS, Rossano JW, Jacobs JP, Kirklin JK, Koehl D, Cantor R, Peng DM. Eighth Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs Report. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Mar; 119(3):513-522.

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Simmonds MJ, Thamsen B, Olia SE, McNamee AP, Granegger M, Wurm H, Rajagopal K, McGiffin DC. Will blood-informed design signal the fourth generation of cardiac assist devices? J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Nov; 43(11):1767-1770.

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West CL, Zhao H, Cantor R, Sood V, Lal AK, Beaty C, Kirklin JK, Peng DM. Social Determinants of Health and Outcomes After Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Aug; 28(5):e14802.

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Maitz T, Shah S, Gupta R, Goel A, Sreenivasan J, Hajra A, Vyas AV, Lavie CJ, Hawwa N, Lanier GM, Kapur NK. Pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of right ventricular failure: A state of the art review of mechanical support devices. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2024 Jul-Aug; 85:103-113.

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Miyamoto T, Pritting CD, Tatum R, Ahmad D, Brailovsky Y, Shah MK, Rajapreyar I, Rame JE, Alvarez RJ, Entwistle JW, Massey HT, Tchantchaleishvili V. Characterizing Adaptive Changes and Patient Survival After 2018 Donor Allocation Restructuring: A UNOS Database Analysis. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2024 Jun 01; 23(2):81-88.

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Boucek K, Alzubi A, Zafar F, O'Connor MJ, Mehegan M, Mokshagundam D, Davies RR, Adachi I, Lorts A, Rosenthal DN. Taking ACTION: A Prognostic Tool for Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Mortality. ASAIO J. 2023 06 01; 69(6):602-609.

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Shields A, Setlur Nagesh SV, Rajagopal K, Bednarek DR, Rudin S, Chivukula VK. Application of 1,000 fps High-Speed Angiography to In-Vitro Hemodynamic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft Configurations. ASAIO J. 2023 08 01; 69(8):756-765.

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Sandhyavenu H, Ullah W, Badu I, Taha A, Polam AR, Mir T, Brailovsky Y, Rajapreyar IN, Vallabhajosyula S, Alraies MC. Trends and outcomes of cardiogenic shock in Asian populations compared with non-Asian populations in the US: NIS Analysis (2002-2019). Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2023 Jan; 21(1):67-74.

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Linganna R, Rodriguez AC, Faloye AO. Mechanical assist devices; a primer for the general anesthesiologist II: Left ventricular assist device. J Clin Anesth. 2023 May; 85:111014.

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