A Fully Magnetically Levitated Circulatory Pump for Advanced Heart Failure

R. Mehra, Mandeep; Naka, Yoshifumi; Uriel, Nir; J. Goldstein, Daniel; C. Cleveland, Joseph; Colombo, P.C.; Norine Walsh, Mary; A. Milano, Carmelo; B. Patel, Chetan; P. Jorde, Ulrich; D. Pagani, Francis; D. Aaronson, Keith; A. Dean, David; McCants, Kelly; Itoh, Akinobu; A. Ewald, Gregory; Horstmanshof, Douglas; W. Long, James; T. Salerno, Christopher

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1610426

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A Fully Magnetically Levitated Circulatory Pump for Advanced Heart Failure

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 16, 2016

Authors:

Mandeep R. Mehra

Yoshifumi Naka

Nir Uriel

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Continuous-flow left ventricular assist systems increase the rate of survival among patients with advanced heart failure but are associated with the development of pump thrombosis. We investigated the effects of a new magnetically levitated centrifugal continuous-flow pump that was engin...

Subject

Medicine

Heart failure

Cardiology

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