• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Jul 2011

    Case Reports

    Biventricular continuous flow VADs demonstrate diurnal flow variation and lead to end-organ recovery.

    • Edwin C McGee, Umraan Ahmad, Daniel Tamez, Michael Brown, Neil Voskoboynikov, Sukit Chris Malaisrie, Richard Lee, and Patrick M McCarthy.
    • Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2968, USA. emcgee@nmh.org
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2011 Jul 1; 92 (1): e1-3.

    AbstractHeartWare continuous flow ventricular assist devices (HVAD) configured as biventricular assist devices maintain diurnal flow variation, lead to end-organ recovery, and provide for a successful bridge-to-heart transplantation in the first successful North American use of continuous flow biventricular assist devices.Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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