Heart-Assist Devices

"Heart-Assist Devices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Small pumps, often implantable, designed for temporarily assisting the heart, usually the LEFT VENTRICLE, to pump blood. They consist of a pumping chamber and a power source, which may be partially or totally external to the body and activated by electromagnetic motors.

Descriptor ID	D006353
MeSH Number(s)	E04.050.430 E07.695.300.300 E07.858.082.374.300
Concept/Terms	Heart-Assist Devices Heart-Assist Devices Device, Heart-Assist Devices, Heart-Assist Heart Assist Devices Heart-Assist Device Pumps, Heart-Assist Heart-Assist Pump Heart-Assist Pumps Pump, Heart-Assist Pumps, Heart Assist Vascular-Assist Devices Device, Vascular-Assist Devices, Vascular-Assist Vascular Assist Devices Vascular-Assist Device Artificial Ventricle Artificial Ventricle Artificial Ventricles Ventricle, Artificial Ventricles, Artificial Ventricle-Assist Device Device, Ventricle-Assist Devices, Ventricle-Assist Ventricle Assist Device Ventricle-Assist Devices Ventricular Assist Device Assist Device, Ventricular Assist Devices, Ventricular Device, Ventricular Assist Devices, Ventricular Assist Ventricular Assist Devices Heart Ventricle, Artificial Artificial Heart Ventricle Artificial Heart Ventricles Heart Ventricles, Artificial Ventricle, Artificial Heart Ventricles, Artificial Heart

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Heart-Assist Devices".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Assisted Circulation [E04.050]
Heart-Assist Devices [E04.050.430]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Prostheses and Implants [E07.695]
Heart, Artificial [E07.695.300]
Heart-Assist Devices [E07.695.300.300]
Surgical Equipment [E07.858]
Artificial Organs [E07.858.082]
Heart, Artificial [E07.858.082.374]
Heart-Assist Devices [E07.858.082.374.300]

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Bar chart showing 20 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Total
1996	1	1
1999	1	1
2000	1	1
2005	1	1
2009	1	1
2010	2	2
2011	4	4
2013	1	1
2014	1	1
2015	1	1
2019	1	1
2020	2	2
2022	1	1
2024	1	1
2025	1	1

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Azimi M, Almeida DF, Khamooshi M, Liao S, ?eman M, Taylor A, McGiffin D, Gregory SD. Statistical shape modelling of the left ventricle for patients with HeartMate2 and HeartMate3 ventricular assist devices. Comput Biol Med. 2025 May; 189:109921.

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Marasco SF, McLean J, Kure CE, Rix J, Lake T, Linton A, Farag J, Zhu MZL, Doi A, Bergin PJ, Leet AS, Taylor AJ, Hare JL, Patel HC, Kaye D, McGiffin DC. HeartMate 3 implantation with an emphasis on the biventricular configuration. Artif Organs. 2024 Jun; 48(6):655-664.

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Lopez-Candales A, Norgard NB. Right Here and Right Now: Time to Incorporate Measures of Right Ventricular Function When Assessing Left Heart Failure Clinical Outcomes. J Card Fail. 2022 12; 28(12):1741-1742.

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McGiffin D, Kure C, McLean J, Marasco S, Bergin P, Hare JL, Leet A, Patel H, Zimmet A, Rix J, Taylor A, Kaye D. The results of a single-center experience with HeartMate 3 in a biventricular configuration. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 03; 40(3):193-200.

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Desai R, Hanna B, Singh S, Gupta S, Deshmukh A, Kumar G, Sachdeva R, Berman AE. Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device vs. Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump for Hemodynamic Support in Acute Myocardial Infarction-Related Cardiogenic Shock and Coexistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Propensity-Matched Analysis'. Am J Med Sci. 2021 01; 361(1):55-62.

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Mazwi M, Schwartz SM, Jeewa A. Ventricular Assist Devices in Pediatric Patients-Stasis or Progress? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 08; 20(8):784-785.

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Saeed O, Jermyn R, Kargoli F, Madan S, Mannem S, Gunda S, Nucci C, Farooqui S, Hassan S, Mclarty A, Bloom M, Zolty R, Shin J, D'Alessandro D, Goldstein DJ, Patel SR. Blood pressure and adverse events during continuous flow left ventricular assist device support. Circ Heart Fail. 2015 May; 8(3):551-6.

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Ottenberg AL, Cook KE, Topazian RJ, Mueller LA, Mueller PS, Swetz KM. Choices for patients "without a choice": Interviews with patients who received a left ventricular assist device as destination therapy. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2014 May; 7(3):368-73.

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Swetz KM, Cook KE, Ottenberg AL, Chang N, Mueller PS. Clinicians' attitudes regarding withdrawal of left ventricular assist devices in patients approaching the end of life. Eur J Heart Fail. 2013 Nov; 15(11):1262-6.

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Edwin F, Kinsley RH, Quarshie A, Colsen PR. Prediction of left ventricular assist device implantation after repair of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jul; 144(1):160-5.

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