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First Implantation of a Novel Left Ventricular Assist Device: The ReliantHeart aVAD.

Schmitto, Jan D; Hanke, Jasmin S; Dogan, Guenes; Tessmann, Rene; Jeevanandem, Valluvan; Cohn, William E; Frazier, O H; Haverich, Axel.

Ann Thorac Surg ; 104(4): e311-e313, 2017 Oct.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28935323

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aVAD (ReliantHeart Inc, Houston, TX) is a new, compact, axial flow left ventricular assist device with novel features including real flow measurement, remote device monitoring, and a miniaturized pump housing. The aVAD received Conformité Européenne marking in August 2016. The use of this device was performed in a 61-year-old woman with severe heart failure. Following uneventful surgery, the patient recovered and was successfully discharged from the hospital.

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Equipment Design/methods , Heart Failure/diagnostic imaging , Heart Failure/surgery , Heart-Assist Devices/statistics & numerical data , Patient Safety , Cardiopulmonary Bypass/methods , Critical Illness , Echocardiography/methods , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Middle Aged , Operative Time , Radiography, Thoracic/methods , Risk Assessment , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome

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