Initial Clinical Experience With the HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist System: A Single- Center Report Angelo Maria Dell'Aquila, MD, Stefan Rudolf Bertram Schneider, MD, Dominik Schlarb, MD, Bassam Redwan, MD, Jürgen R. Sindermann, PhD, Björn Ellger, PhD, Jörg Stypmann, PhD, Tony D.T. Tjan, PhD, Hans H. Scheld, PhD, Andreas Hoffmeier, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 95, Issue 1, Pages 170-177 (January 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.052 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Outflow graft narrowing during right ventricular assist device implantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 170-177DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.052) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier model of survival after implantation of the HeartWare ventricular assist device. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 170-177DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.052) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Stratified survival after HeartWare implantation is shown between patients who underwent ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation in cardiogenic shock (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support [INTERMACS] 1 and 2; dark line) and in stable hemodynamics (INTERMACS 3 and 4; light line). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 170-177DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.052) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Actuarial freedom from neurologic complications in patients who underwent ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 170-177DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.052) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Stratified freedom from neurologic complications between patients who underwent ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation in cardiogenic shock (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support [INTERMACS] 1 and 2, dark line) and patients with stable hemodynamics (INTERMACS 3 and 4, light line). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 170-177DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.052) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Actuarial freedom from gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding after ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 170-177DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.052) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 7 Actuarial freedom from driveline infections after ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 170-177DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.052) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions