"Heart-Assist Devices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Small pumps, often implantable, designed for temporarily assisting the heart, usually the LEFT VENTRICLE, to pump blood. They consist of a pumping chamber and a power source, which may be partially or totally external to the body and activated by electromagnetic motors.
Descriptor ID |
D006353
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MeSH Number(s) |
E04.050.430 E07.695.300.300 E07.858.082.374.300
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Concept/Terms |
Heart-Assist Devices- Heart-Assist Devices
- Device, Heart-Assist
- Devices, Heart-Assist
- Heart Assist Devices
- Heart-Assist Device
- Pumps, Heart-Assist
- Heart-Assist Pump
- Heart-Assist Pumps
- Pump, Heart-Assist
- Pumps, Heart Assist
- Vascular-Assist Devices
- Device, Vascular-Assist
- Devices, Vascular-Assist
- Vascular Assist Devices
- Vascular-Assist Device
Artificial Ventricle- Artificial Ventricle
- Artificial Ventricles
- Ventricle, Artificial
- Ventricles, Artificial
- Ventricle-Assist Device
- Device, Ventricle-Assist
- Devices, Ventricle-Assist
- Ventricle Assist Device
- Ventricle-Assist Devices
- Ventricular Assist Device
- Assist Device, Ventricular
- Assist Devices, Ventricular
- Device, Ventricular Assist
- Devices, Ventricular Assist
- Ventricular Assist Devices
- Heart Ventricle, Artificial
- Artificial Heart Ventricle
- Artificial Heart Ventricles
- Heart Ventricles, Artificial
- Ventricle, Artificial Heart
- Ventricles, Artificial Heart
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1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1996 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1999 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2000 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2001 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2003 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
2004 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
2005 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
2006 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
2007 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
2008 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
2009 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
2010 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
2011 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
2012 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
2013 | 45 | 3 | 48 |
2014 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
2015 | 33 | 1 | 34 |
2016 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
2017 | 37 | 3 | 40 |
2018 | 42 | 3 | 45 |
2019 | 39 | 6 | 45 |
2020 | 34 | 5 | 39 |
2021 | 38 | 1 | 39 |
2022 | 41 | 0 | 41 |
2023 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart-Assist Devices" by people in Profiles.
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Reply: Ethical and Moral Complexities of Left Ventricular Assist Device Deactivation: Embracing the Uncertainty. JACC Heart Fail. 2024 Mar; 12(3):600.
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Kidney Function Trajectories and Right Heart Failure Following LVAD Implantation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Mar 05; 13(5):e031305.
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Patients' and physicians' beliefs and attitudes towards integrating personalized risk estimates into patient education about left ventricular assist device therapy. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 May; 122:108157.
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Ventricular Assist Device Training and Emergency Management Among Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Physicians - Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Mar; 15(2):202-208.
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Long-term kidney outcomes in pediatric continuous-flow ventricular assist device patients. Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 Apr; 39(4):1289-1300.
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Long-term implantable ventricular assist device support in children. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Apr; 167(4):1417-1426.e1.
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Clinical Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pediatric Patients on Ventricular Assist Device Support: An ACTION Registry Analysis. ASAIO J. 2024 Feb 01; 70(2):154-158.
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Deactivation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices at the End of Life: Narrative Review and Ethical Framework. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 Nov; 11(11):1481-1490.
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Surgical Considerations for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Tex Heart Inst J. 2023 08 28; 50(4).
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Optimization of Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. Tex Heart Inst J. 2023 08 23; 50(4).