First human use of a wireless coplanar energy transfer coupled with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device

Pya, Yuriy; Malý, Jiří; Bekbossynova, Makhabbat; Salov, Roman; Schueler, Stephan; Meyns, Bart; Kassif, Yigal; Massetti, Massimo; Zilbershlag, Michael; Netuka, Ivan

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.1316

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“…Due to the presence of a percutaneous driveline exiting the skin, infections remain the Achilles heel of LVADs. Recent implantation of the first-in-man totally implantable LVAD aims to minimize this risk [54]. ISHLT classifies infections in LVAD patients as VAD-specific (involving the pump, cannula, pocket, or percutaneous driveline), VAD-related (infective endocarditis, blood stream infections including central venous catheter associated, mediastinitis) and non-VAD infections such as pneumonia [55].…”

Section: Complications Of Lvadsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Left Ventricular Assist Devices 101: Shared Care for General Cardiologists and Primary Care

Singhvi

Trachtenberg

2019

JCM

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Ambulatory patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) are increasing in number, and so is their life expectancy. Thus, there is an increasing need for care of these patients by non-LVAD specialists, such as providers in the emergency department, urgent care centers, community-based hospitals, outpatient clinics, etc. Non-LVAD specialists will increasingly come across LVAD patients and should be equipped with the knowledge and skills to provide initial assessment and management for these complex patients. These encounters may be for LVAD-related or unrelated issues. However, there are limited data and guidelines to assist non-LVAD specialists in caring for these complex patients. The aim of our review, targeting primary care providers (both inpatient and outpatient), general cardiologists, and other providers is to describe the current status of durable LVAD therapy in adults, patient selection, management strategies, complications and to summarize current outcome data.

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Section: Complications Of Lvadsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Left Ventricular Assist Devices 101: Shared Care for General Cardiologists and Primary Care

Singhvi

Trachtenberg

2019

JCM

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“…While wireless technologies are now part of daily life, running an LVAD wirelessly is currently unfeasible. Elimination of the driveline as a source of infection in VADs powered transcutaneously will make the devices far safer [37,38].…”

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confidence: 99%

Durable Continuous-Flow Mechanical Circulatory Support: State of the Art

Loforte

Botta

Boschi

et al. 2021

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Implantable mechanical circulatory support (MCS) systems for ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy have emerged as an important strategy due to a shortage of donor organs for heart transplantation. A growing number of patients are receiving permanent assist devices, while fewer are undergoing heart transplantation (Htx). Continuous-flow (CF) pumps, as devices that can be permanently implanted, show promise for the treatment of both young and old patients with heart failure (HF). Further improvement of these devices will decrease adverse events, enable pulse modulation of continuous blood flow, and improve automatic remote monitoring. Ease of use for patients could also be improved. We herein report on the current state of the art regarding implantable CF pumps for use as MCS systems in the treatment of advanced refractory HF.

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“…Transcutaneous energy sources, which are in advanced stages of development, may solve the problem of cable damage completely in the future. Our group together with others performed the rst in-human LVAD implantation using wireless energy transfer technology 10 .…”

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Unusual Complications Following Left Ventricular Assisted Device Implantation: Case Series

Shalabi

Kachel

Kassif

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Background:While left ventricular assisted devices (LVAD) have revolutionized the treatment of advanced heart failure, they are associated with a wide range of complications, including bleeding and infection which are the most common complications reported in the literature. Our case series report four unusual complications not related to gastrointestinal bleeding and infections and their management.Case presentation: A sixty one year old female after LVAD implantation with late onset of severe symptomatic aortic regurgitation treated by transfemoral transcatheter valve implantation (TAVI) with good long term results. A Seventy-five year old male patient with acute pump failure secondary to cable damage, who underwent urgent pump replacement. A forty-nine year old female patient with a history of myoma who developed massive uterine bleeding which was treated with emergent open hysterectomy after failed gonadotropin-releasing hormone therapy replacement. A fifty-seven year old male patient with device display failure one month after LVAD implantation without the ability to monitor speed, power consumption and blood flow.Conclusions:The incidence of LVAD complications not related to gastrointestinal bleeding and infections is variable and generally unexpected. It is important to know these complications and their management.

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First human use of a wireless coplanar energy transfer coupled with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device

Cited by 87 publications

References 11 publications

Left Ventricular Assist Devices 101: Shared Care for General Cardiologists and Primary Care

Left Ventricular Assist Devices 101: Shared Care for General Cardiologists and Primary Care

Durable Continuous-Flow Mechanical Circulatory Support: State of the Art

Unusual Complications Following Left Ventricular Assisted Device Implantation: Case Series

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