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]

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Bar chart showing 106 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	2	0	2
2003	4	1	5
2004	5	0	5
2005	1	0	1
2006	4	0	4
2007	8	2	10
2008	7	0	7
2009	9	1	10
2010	12	0	12
2011	6	0	6
2012	6	0	6
2013	4	1	5
2014	5	0	5
2015	3	1	4
2016	5	1	6
2017	7	0	7
2018	4	0	4
2019	2	0	2
2020	5	0	5

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

Rajapreyar I, Rame JE. Cost-Effectiveness of Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: Is the Extra-Welfarist Model Suitable for Advanced Heart Failure? ASAIO J. 2020 08; 66(8):871-874.

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Ayers BC, Wood K, McNitt S, Goldenberg I, Chen L, Alexis J, Vidula H, Thomas S, Storozynsky E, Barrus B, Prasad S, Gosev I. Association of previous cardiac surgery with outcomes in left ventricular assist device patients. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 07 01; 31(1):1-8.

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Lee EC, McNitt S, Martens J, Bruckel JT, Chen L, Alexis JD, Storozynsky E, Thomas S, Gosev I, Barrus B, Goldenberg I, Vidula H. Long-term milrinone therapy as a bridge to heart transplantation: Safety, efficacy, and predictors of failure. Int J Cardiol. 2020 08 15; 313:83-88.

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Ayers B, Sagebin F, Wood K, Barrus B, Thomas S, Storozynsky E, Chen L, Bernstein W, Lebow B, Prasad S, Gosev I. Complete Sternal-Sparing Approach Improves Outcomes for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Patients With History of Prior Sternotomy. Innovations (Phila). 2020 Jan/Feb; 15(1):51-56.

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Rajapreyar I, Bhardwaj A, Rame JE, Rajagopal K. Ventricular Assist Device Failure: Exchange, Explant, or Transplant? ASAIO J. 2020 01; 66(1):69-71.

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Joly JM, El-Dabh A, Marshell R, Chatterjee A, Smith MG, Tresler M, Kirklin JK, Acharya D, Rajapreyar IN, Tallaj JA, Pamboukian SV. Performance of Noninvasive Assessment in the Diagnosis of Right Heart Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device. ASAIO J. 2019 07; 65(5):449-455.

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Rajapreyar I, Acharya D, Tallaj J, Hornbuckle L, Sharpton J, Joly J, Pamboukian S. Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis-Amiodarone-Induced Hyperthyroidism: Causal Link? ASAIO J. 2019 02; 65(2):e18-e20.

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Haglund TA, Rajasekaran NS, Smood B, Giridharan GA, Hoopes CW, Holman WL, Mauchley DC, Prabhu SD, Pamboukian SV, Tallaj JA, Rajapreyar IN, Kirklin JK, Sethu P. Evaluation of flow-modulation approaches in ventricular assist devices using an in-vitro endothelial cell culture model. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 04; 38(4):456-465.

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Weeks P, Sieg A, Rajapreyar I, Nathan S, Jumean M, Patel M, Radovancevic R, Kar B, Gregoric I. Bivalirudin for left ventricular assist device thrombosis. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2018 Nov; 46(4):496-501.

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Joly JM, Acharya D, Doppalapudi H, Kay GN, Lin CP, Maddox WR, McElderry HT, Pamboukian SV, Plumb VJ, Rajapreyar IN, Tallaj JA, Yamada T, Kumar V. Acute Hemodynamic Effects of Biventricular Pacing After Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Card Fail. 2018 10; 24(10):716-718.

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