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Continuous-flow LVADs improve clinical outcomes

Nature Reviews Cardiology volume 7, pages 184–186 (2010)Cite this article

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A continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) improved survival free from disabling stroke compared with a pulsatile LVAD, when used as destination therapy over a 2-year period in patients with advanced heart failure. Both devices improved patient quality of life. Continuous-flow devices are smaller, lighter, and more simple than pulsatile LVADs and have the potential to fulfill all the requirements of a permanently implanted blood pump.

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Figure 1: Only a continuous-flow rotary device satisfies all the requirements of a permanently implanted blood pump.

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  1. Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Artificial Organ Development Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Room 461E, Houston, 77030, TX, USA

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Nosé, Y. Continuous-flow LVADs improve clinical outcomes. Nat Rev Cardiol 7, 184–186 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2010.13

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