This article updates the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
(ESC) 2007 classification of advanced heart failure and describes new diagnostic and …

Heart rate variability (HRV) has been associated with various diseases and reflects
autonomic cardiac control sensitive to central nervous system function. Examples of the …

Long-term mechanical circulatory support (LT-MCS) is an important treatment modality for
patients with severe heart failure. Different devices are available, and many—sometimes …

Background Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)(HVAD, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA)
implantation is already a widely accepted treatment option for end-stage heart failure (HF) …

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy has greatly improved outcomes in patients with
end-stage heart failure. However, development of right ventricular failure (RVF) in LVAD …

E-health, especially telemedicine, has undergone a remarkably dynamic development over
the past few years. Most experience is currently in the field of telemedical care for heart …

The utilization of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) in end-stage heart failure has
doubled in the past ten years and is bound to continue to increase. Since the first of these …

OBJECTIVES: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) exchange is becoming a standard
surgical procedure. The exchange procedure is an opportunity to upgrade patients to a new …

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are emerging as the treatment of choice for advanced
heart failure due to the dearth of healthy donor hearts for cardiac transplantation. The …

Background Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly used in patients with end
stage heart failure. The HeartAssist 5 and aVAD LVADs offer telemetric monitoring …