"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2005 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 2006 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2007 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2008 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2009 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 2010 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2011 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2012 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2013 | 40 | 2 | 42 |
| 2014 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 2015 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2016 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2017 | 38 | 2 | 40 |
| 2018 | 38 | 3 | 41 |
| 2019 | 37 | 5 | 42 |
| 2020 | 30 | 4 | 34 |
| 2021 | 37 | 1 | 38 |
| 2022 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2024 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart-Assist Devices" by people in Profiles.
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Risk Factors for Development of Stroke in Patients With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support as Destination Therapy. Tex Heart Inst J. 2025 Jul-Dec; 52(2):e238332.
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Outcomes of patients supported on Impella 5.5 for more than 14 days: A Cardiogenic Shock Working Group registry analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Oct; 44(10):1583-1594.
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Personalizing Mechanical Circulatory Support for Cardiogenic Shock: A Review and Comparison of Current Devices. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Aug; 106(2):1446-1458.
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Multi-institutional outcomes of Impella use in pediatric patients: A brief communication from the ACTION Network. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Oct; 44(10):1668-1671.
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Beyond GDMT: bridging the therapeutic gap in heart failure. Heart Fail Rev. 2025 Sep; 30(5):855-868.
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Definitions of Cardiogenic Shock and Indications for Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: Joint Consensus Report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Aug; 120(2):202-212.
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Escalation and De-escalation of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: Joint Consensus Report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Aug; 120(2):213-224.
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Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock: Executive Summary of the Joint Consensus Reports of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Aug; 120(2):194-201.
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Steroid Utilization for Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device-Associated Inflammation and Association With Outcomes. ASAIO J. 2025 Sep 01; 71(9):752-759.
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Preoperative brain volume loss is associated with postoperative delirium in advanced heart failure patients supported by left ventricular assist device. Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 14; 15(1):8884.