Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly being used as a bridge to heart
transplantation or destination therapy. It is unclear which antithrombotic regimen should be used …

In the last decade, smaller continuous flow rotary pumps became available. Because of
their simpler design, with only the internal rotor as a single moving part and no necessity of …

BACKGROUND Ventricular tachycardias occurring in the chronic phase of myocardial
infarction are caused by reentry. Areas of slow conduction, facilitating reentry, are often found in …

ContextCoronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with a decline in
cognitive function, which has largely been attributed to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (on-pump …

Background If invasive measurement of arterial blood pressure is not warranted, finger cuff
technology can provide continuous and noninvasive monitoring. Finger and radial artery …

Objective: Cardiopulmonary bypass and global cardiac arrest enable safe coronary artery
bypass grafting but have adverse effects. In off-pump coronary bypass grafting, invasiveness …

Today, continuous‐flow left ventricular assist devices (cf‐LVADs) are implanted more often
in patients with end‐stage heart failure. Because of greater durability they can be implanted …

OBJECTIVES.: We sought to investigate the origin of the fractionated electrogram and its
relation to abnormal conduction in cardiomyopathic myocardium. BACKGROUND.: Patients …

Aims Growth differentiation factor‐15 (GDF‐15) is a stress‐responsive cytokine and is emerging
as a biomarker of cardiac remodelling. Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) provide …

OBJECTIVES We sought to study exercise capacity at different points in time after left
ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation and subsequent heart transplantation (HTx). …