In patients with advanced HF, mechanical unloading of the failing myocardium using pulsatile-flow devices is more effective vs. using continuous-flow devices, according to study results. Researchers ...

A continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) improved survival free from disabling stroke compared with a pulsatile LVAD, when used as destination therapy over a 2-year period in patients ...

VADs are usually classified according to the mode of blood flow, namely pulsatile or continuous. Continuous types can be further subdivided based on the biomechanics of the pump: centrifugal or axial.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A new generation of implanted devices that help a failing heart function properly is significantly more effective than the previous version, making these new devices an appropriate ...

In 2001, a randomized trial comparing a pulsatile left ventricular assist device (LVAD) with medical therapy for end-stage heart failure reported a median survival advantage of 8.5 months for patients ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...

Proving that the continuous-flow devices get people to transplant is a good first step, but it doesn't say that this is a lifetime therapy or a durable support therapy for longer than a few months.

Mechanical circulatory support systems for the treatment of end-stage heart failure are now available for a wide variety of clinical situations and support times. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...