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 130 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2019 and 2022

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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	4	0	4
2012	1	0	1
2013	4	0	4
2014	4	0	4
2015	10	2	12
2016	8	1	9
2017	12	0	12
2018	8	0	8
2019	12	1	13
2020	9	2	11
2021	10	1	11
2022	13	0	13
2023	7	0	7
2024	6	0	6
2025	6	0	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart-Assist Devices" by people in Profiles.

Grant MC, Brudney CS, Hernandez-Montfort J, Ibekwe SO, Rea A, Stoppe C, Zarbock A, Shaw AD, Engelman DT, Kanwar MK. 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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Spelde AE, Barron LM, Cangut B, Hickey GW, Lorusso R, Silvestry SC, Tong MZ, Engelman DT, Shaw AD, Chatterjee S. 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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Deschamps J, Obanor O, Clarizia N, Singh G, Lobdell K, Bailey D, Barnett CF, Shaw AD, Engelman DT, Arora RC. Best Management Practices on 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):225-243.

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Grant MC, Kanwar MK, Spelde AE, Chatterjee S, Deschamps J, Arora RC, Shaw AD, Engelman DT. 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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Zordok M, Buda KG, Etiwy M, Dani SS, Ganatra S, Basir B, Alaswad K, Brilakis ES, Megaly M. Comparative analysis of the DanGer Shock trial to randomized cardiogenic shock trials and real-world registries. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2025 Nov; 80:57-65.

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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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Mallidi J, Lotfi A. Microaxial Flow Pump in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock. N Engl J Med. 2024 06 27; 390(24):2326-2327.

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