Successful support of biventricular heart failure patients by new EXCOR® Adult pumps with bileaflet valves: a prospective study

The Berlin Heart EXCOR® Adult biventricular assist device (BiVAD) is an approved mechanical circulatory support for patients with end-stage biventricular heart failure. In this prospective post-market clinical follow-up study, we present the first clinical experience of the new EXCOR® Adult pump wit...

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Main Authors: Schmack, Bastian (Author) , Weymann, Alexander (Author) , Ruschitzka, Frank (Author) , Autschbach, Rüdiger (Author) , Raake, Philip (Author) , Jurrmann, Nadine (Author) , Menon, Ares Krishna (Author) , Karck, Matthias (Author) , Wilhelm, Markus J. (Author) , Ruhparwar, Arjang (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2 January 2018
In: Clinical research in cardiology
Year: 2018, Volume: 107, Issue: 5, Pages: 413-420
ISSN:1861-0692
DOI:10.1007/s00392-017-1200-4
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-017-1200-4
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Author Notes:Bastian Schmack, Alexander Weymann, Frank Ruschitzka, Rüdiger Autschbach, Philip W. Raake, Nadine Jurrmann, Ares K. Menon, Matthias Karck, Markus J. Wilhelm, Arjang Ruhparwar
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Summary:The Berlin Heart EXCOR® Adult biventricular assist device (BiVAD) is an approved mechanical circulatory support for patients with end-stage biventricular heart failure. In this prospective post-market clinical follow-up study, we present the first clinical experience of the new EXCOR® Adult pump with bileaflet (BL) valves in Europe.
Item Description:Published online: 2 January 2018
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ISSN:1861-0692
DOI:10.1007/s00392-017-1200-4