"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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| 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 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart-Assist Devices" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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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.