Heart-Assist Devices

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E04.050.430 E07.695.300.300 E07.858.082.374.300
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Heart-Assist Devices".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Assisted Circulation [E04.050]
Heart-Assist Devices [E04.050.430]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Prostheses and Implants [E07.695]
Heart, Artificial [E07.695.300]
Heart-Assist Devices [E07.695.300.300]
Surgical Equipment [E07.858]
Artificial Organs [E07.858.082]
Heart, Artificial [E07.858.082.374]
Heart-Assist Devices [E07.858.082.374.300]

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Bar chart showing 115 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	2	0	2
2008	1	0	1
2010	2	0	2
2011	3	0	3
2012	1	0	1
2013	4	0	4
2014	4	0	4
2015	8	2	10
2016	7	1	8
2017	11	0	11
2018	8	0	8
2019	11	1	12
2020	9	1	10
2021	10	1	11
2022	11	0	11
2023	7	0	7
2024	5	0	5
2025	1	0	1

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Jain A, Modi K, Vyas A, Raval M, Mirzakhanian A, Nayak PR, Desai R, Subramaniam V, Garikapati K, Doshi R, Dani SS, Bennett W, Lavie CJ, Soto JT. In-hospital outcomes of percutaneous left ventricular assist device recipients in cardiogenic shock hospitalizations with chronic kidney disease: A nationwide analysis. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2025 Mar; 50(3):102993.

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Trottier CA, Martino A, Short MI, Rodday AM, Strand AM, Kiernan MS, Vest AR, Snydman DR, Chow JK. Impact of type of mechanical circulatory support before transplant on postorthotopic heart transplantation infections. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Feb; 44(2):215-224.

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Kapur NK, Kiernan MS, Ruiz N, Chweich H. Single Arterial Access for VA-ECMO-Assisted Stenting of a Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft Obstruction in the Setting of an Oversewn Aortic Valve. Circ Heart Fail. 2024 Oct; 17(10):e011743.

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Gulati G, Tsoi MR, Upshaw JN, Vest AR, DeNofrio D, Kiernan MS. The Association Between Pulmonary Vascular Resistance and Posttransplant Outcomes Differs by Left Ventricular Assist Device Status. ASAIO J. 2025 Mar 01; 71(3):222-228.

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Adrahtas D, Herekar AA, Gebhardt BR, Jain A. Impella: A New Dawn or Another IABP? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Sep; 38(9):1827-1829.

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Nisbet AI, Ahmadian D, Vedantham S, Chiang JA. An unusual artifact observed on screening mammography in a patient with an LVAD. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2024 Feb; 25(2):e14255.

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Basir MB, Lemor A, Gorgis S, Patel KC, Kolski BC, Bharadwaj AS, Todd JW, Tehrani BN, Truesdell AG, Lasorda DM, Lalonde TA, Kaki A, Schrieber TL, Patel NC, Senter SR, Gelormini JL, Marso SP, Rahman AM, Federici RE, Wilkins CE, Thomas McRae A, Nsair A, Caputo CP, Khuddus MA, Chahin JJ, Dupont AG, Goldsweig AM, Lim MJ, Kapur NK, Wohns DHW, Zhou Y, Hacala MJ, O'Neill WW. Early Utilization of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: The National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 12 05; 12(23):e031401.

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Huang DT, Gosev I, Wood KL, Vidula H, Stevenson W, Marchlinski F, Supple G, Zalawadiya SK, Weiss JP, Tung R, Tzou WS, Moss JD, Kancharla K, Chaudhry SP, Patel PJ, Khan AM, Schuger C, Rozen G, Kiernan MS, Couper GS, Leacche M, Molina EJ, Shah AD, Lloyd M, Sroubek J, Soltesz E, Shivkumar K, White C, Tankut S, Johnson BA, McNitt S, Kutyifa V, Zareba W, Goldenberg I. Design and characteristics of the prophylactic intra-operative ventricular arrhythmia ablation in high-risk LVAD candidates (PIVATAL) trial. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2023 09; 28(5):e13073.

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Ismayl M, Hussain Y, Aboeata A, Walters RW, Naidu SS, Messenger JC, Basir MB, Rao SV, Goldsweig AM, Altin SE. Pulmonary Artery Catheter Use and Outcomes in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock Treated With Impella (a Nationwide Analysis from the United States). Am J Cardiol. 2023 09 15; 203:304-314.

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Sagheer S, Minhas AMK, Zaidi SH, Shah I, Ahuja KR, Ahuja SK, Nazir S, Talha KM, Dani SS, Fudim M, Abramov D, Virani SS, Wasty N. Association of Hospital Procedural Volume With Outcomes of Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement. J Card Fail. 2023 11; 29(11):1531-1538.

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