Abstract Topic The growing use of acute mechanical circulatory support devices to provide hemodynamic support that has accompanied the increasing prevalence of heart failure and cardiogenic shock, despite significant improvement..
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Abstract Objectives Cardiac injury has been reported in up to 20%-to-30% of patients with COVID-19, and severe disease can lead to cardiopulmonary failure. The role of mechanical circulatory support in..
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Abstract Mechanical blood-immersed bearings have been used in many continuous-flow rotary blood pumps to reduce friction between relatively moving parts, but their use has been associated with a significant incidence..
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Abstract Blood stream infection (BSI) is a potentially lethal complication in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). It may be particularly common in patients with veno-venous ECMO due to their..
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