TY  - JOUR
AU  - Chatterjee, Anamika
AU  - Feldmann, Christina
AU  - Dogan, Guenes
AU  - Hanke, Jasmin S.
AU  - Ricklefs, Marcel
AU  - Deniz, Ezin
AU  - Haverich, Axel
AU  - Schmitto, Jan D.
PY  - 2018
TI  - Clinical overview of the HVAD: a centrifugal continuous-flow ventricular assist device with magnetic and hydrodynamic bearings including lateral implantation strategies
JF  - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 10, Supplement 15 (June 19, 2018): Journal of Thoracic Disease (Novel Surgical Techniques for Ventricular Assist Device Implantation)
Y2  - 2018
KW  - 
N2  - Growing worldwide incidences of end-stage heart failure and declining rates of cardiac transplants have given rise to the need for alternative treatment options, based on mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices such as left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). Technologically advanced LVADs such as the HVAD® (HeartWare®, Medtronic) facilitate safe and efficient treatment of heart failure patients with reduced post-operative complications, which is attributed to their considerably miniaturized size. This also facilitates the development and implementation of novel, minimally-invasive surgical techniques. The HVAD is a centrifugal pump, manufactured by HeartWare Inc., (Framingham, MA, USA) and subsequently by Medtronic Inc., (Minnesota, MN, USA), and has been approved for clinical application after receiving the CE Mark approval in 2008 and the FDA approval in 2012. Current research efforts are focused on further miniaturization alongside optimization of electronic and software controllers as well as implementation of the transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) technology. Salient features of the HVAD pump technology, clinical applications and future optimization strategies have been discussed in this article.
UR  - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/21619