1. From: Ventricular Assist Devices: Current State and Challenges
Date of download: 10/22/2017
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From: Ventricular Assist Devices: Current State and Challenges
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A schematic illustration of the different categories of VADs

2. From: Ventricular Assist Devices: Current State and Challenges
Date of download: 10/22/2017
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From: Ventricular Assist Devices: Current State and Challenges
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Figure Legend:
A schematic illustration of different types of pump impellers used in the construction of continuous flow pumps

3. From: Ventricular Assist Devices: Current State and Challenges
Date of download: 10/22/2017
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From: Ventricular Assist Devices: Current State and Challenges
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Figure Legend:
Schematic illustration of a catheter-mounted VAD (a) Impella 2.5, CP, 5.0 and Thoratec PHP, (b) Impella LD

4. From: Ventricular Assist Devices: Current State and Challenges
Date of download: 10/22/2017
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From: Ventricular Assist Devices: Current State and Challenges
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Placement of TandemHeart™ [35], photo courtesy of the Texas Heart Institute website.2 We acknowledge them for providing the photo.