A Less Invasive Approach to Axial Flow Pump Insertion

Improved Early Survival With a Nonsternotomy Approach for Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Replacement

“…Many primary implantations are performed through an RS because patients often have had previous cardiac surgical procedures. Reports have described primary implantation of CF LVAD devices through thoracotomy or subcostal approaches [11,12]. Efforts to implant these devices without sternotomy may reduce procedural morbidity, which can be substantial.…”

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of second- and third-generation left ventricular assist devices as either bridge to transplant or alternative to transplant for adults eligible for heart transplantation: systematic review and cost-effectiveness model

“…Health outcomes were measured in QALYs. In accordance with current UK guidelines, 101 an annual discount rate of 3.5% was applied to both costs and health outcomes. Both deterministic and probabilistic approaches were used to estimate the cost-effectiveness of VADs.…”

“…104 In the model, health outcomes were measured in QALYs, in accordance with current UK guidelines. 101 The EuroQoL EQ-5D 110 is the preferred measure of decision-making bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 101 The literature revealed two applicable sources of EQ-5D utility scores derived from patients suffering from chronic HF: Sharples et al 30 and Gohler et al…”

Kunstherz als Langzeittherapie älterer Patienten mit terminaler Herzinsuffizienz

“…B. im Fall einer Porzellanaorta oder von reoperativen Eingriffen Alternativen zur Standardimplantationsmethode [9,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19].…”