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KMID : 0368120090390010001
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Korean Circulation Journal
2009 Volume.39 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.10
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Current Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices for End Stage Heart Failure
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Park Young-Hwan
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Abstract
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Mechanical circulatory support is necessary when heart failure becomes refractory to medical support. It is typically instituted when organ dysfunction occurs as a result of hypoperfusion. Enthusiasm has recently developed for the role of mechanical circulatory support in the ever-growing population of heart failure patients. Indeed, efforts in developing this technology have allowed for the relatively recent development of a variety of complete circulatory support devices. The use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) in patients with advanced heart failure results in a clinically meaningful survival benefit and an improved quality of life, and LVADs could be an acceptable alternative therapy for selected patients who are not candidates for cardiac transplantation.
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KEYWORD
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Assisted circulation, Heart failure, Life support systems
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