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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:149-150
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Kevin Lachapelle, MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Ave W, Suite S8.30, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1

e-mail: kevin.lachapelle@muhc.mcgill.ca

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Pulsatile ventricular assist is a recognized treatment for life threatening heart failure [1]. This type of therapy is a laborious undertaking and the complication rate following device implantation remains high, with an overall survival rate of 65% to transplant. Significant ongoing problems include bleeding, infection, right heart failure, and mechanical failure of the assist device [1, 2].

Nonpulsatile continuous flow devices have been developed and, very recently, implanted in the hope of reducing procedural complications due to their small size, ease of implantation, and easier maintenance [3, 4. . . [Full Text of this Article]






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