T HE PAST decade has witnessed an exponential increase in physiological evaluations and
clinical utilization of mechanical methods of assisting and supporting the failing …

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This article aims not to review the limited and difficult to compare clinical results with
mechanical cardiac assist devices. Instead, a practical classification and analysis of these …

Robert A. Peura, Ph. D. coronary atherosclerosis [2]. These individuals would most likely
present the clinical condition of chronic, progressive end-stage heart disease or of …

This review traces both the progress and the scope of mechanical devices developed to
assist or substitute the functions of a failing heart. The present states of art, particularly the …

During the past decade, the safety and efficacy of temporary mechanical circulatory support
have been demonstrated by investigators using various ventricu-lar support systems …

Improvements in operative management techniques in recent years have allowed a variety
of successful complex open intracardiac operations even in patients with advanced left …

End-stage heart failure exerts a tremendous impact on individuals and society in terms of
personal and economic suffering. The development of mechanical circulatory support …

The standard methods for support of the failing heart have been discussed. The use of
inotropic agents, after-load reduction, and intraaortic balloon counterpulsation are important …

BACKGROUND: A succinct, historical review of developments in mechanical devices to
assist the failing heart is provided. METHODS: A number of methods of mechanical devices …