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																		 Heart-Assist Devices
 
																		 
																		
																	 
																		 
																		
																	 
																			
																					
	"Heart-Assist Devices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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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 DevicesHeart-Assist DevicesDevice, Heart-AssistDevices, Heart-AssistHeart Assist DevicesHeart-Assist DevicePumps, Heart-AssistHeart-Assist PumpHeart-Assist PumpsPump, Heart-AssistPumps, Heart AssistVascular-Assist DevicesDevice, Vascular-AssistDevices, Vascular-AssistVascular Assist DevicesVascular-Assist Device
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 | 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |  | 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |  | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |  | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |  | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |  | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |  | 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |  | 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |  | 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 |  | 2012 | 10 | 2 | 12 |  | 2013 | 6 | 1 | 7 |  | 2014 | 15 | 1 | 16 |  | 2015 | 20 | 1 | 21 |  | 2016 | 23 | 4 | 27 |  | 2017 | 16 | 1 | 17 |  | 2018 | 23 | 0 | 23 |  | 2019 | 24 | 2 | 26 |  | 2020 | 24 | 3 | 27 |  | 2021 | 29 | 3 | 32 |  | 2022 | 29 | 0 | 29 |  | 2023 | 24 | 1 | 25 |  | 2024 | 13 | 1 | 14 |  | 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 
 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart-Assist Devices" by people in Profiles. 		
					
								
								Trongtorsak A, De La Rosa Martinez J, Crawford TC, Bogun FM, Gu X, Puroll E, Ellenbogen KA, Chicos AB, Roukoz H, Zimetbaum PJ, Kalbfleisch SJ, Murgatroyd FD, Steckman DA, Rosenfeld LE, Soejima K, Bhan AK, Vedantham V, Dickfeld TL, DeLurgio DB, Platonov PG, Zipse MM, Nishiuchi S, Ortman ML, Narasimhan C, Patton KK, Rosenthal DG, Mukerji SS, Hoogendoorn JC, Zeppenfeld K, Torosoff M, Judson MA, Martin K, Madias C, Hermel M, Nour K, Torbey E, Sauer WH, Kron J. Race Comparisons in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Insights From the Cardiac Sarcoidosis Consortium. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2025 Jul; 18(7):e013670.
								Roth R, Häckh M, Schnick T, Rommel C, Koentges C, Bugger H, Domisch C, Bristow MR, Ambardekar AV, McKinsey TA, Gilsbach R, Hein L, Preissl S. Transcriptional signature of cardiac myocyte recovery in mice and human reveals persistent upregulation of epigenetic factors. Epigenetics. 2025 Dec; 20(1):2506625.
								Mutirangura P, Alexy T, Airhart SE, Kay JE, Christophy AC, Emerson D, Raymer D, Shaffer AW, Castleberry AW, Hyden MP, Mudy K, Sun B, Pusalavidyasagar S. Home sleep apnea testing in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist device: is it feasible? J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Jun 01; 21(6):999-1005.
								Majee S, Sahni A, Pal JD, McIntyre EE, Mukherjee D. Understanding embolus transport and source to destination mapping of thromboemboli in hemodynamics driven by left ventricular assist device. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 09; 15(1):12150.
								Lefkowitz DS, Triplett K, Schneider L, West K, Anton C, Rea KE, Brosbe M, Christofferson ES, Christon L, Kasparian N, Lamari-Fisher A, McIntyre K, Plevinsky J, Auerbach S, Bansal N, Benden C, Dugan M, Edelson J, Gross-Toalson J, Mayersohn G, Prufe J, White RM, Wichart J, Wray J, Cousino MK. A consensus-based framework for the psychosocial evaluation of pediatric candidates for cardiothoracic transplant and ventricular assist devices. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Apr; 44(4):487-502.
								Sahni A, Majee S, Pal JD, McIntyre EE, Cao K, Mukherjee D. Hemodynamics indicates differences between patients with and without a stroke outcome after left ventricular assist device implantation. Comput Biol Med. 2025 May; 189:109877.
								Edelson JB, Raskin A, Absi M, Adachi I, Aljohani O, Alzubi A, Amdani S, Asante-Korang A, Auerbach S, Bansal N, Bearl D, Boucek K, Butto A, Butts R, Byrnes J, Castleberry C, Conway J, Do N, Dykes J, Friedland-Little J, Greiten L, Henderson H, Hsu D, Jeewa A, Joong A, Khan S, Knoll C, Lantz J, Law S, Lorts A, Maeda K, Martinez H, May L, Mehegan M, Mokshagundam D, Montgomery C, O'Connor M, Parent JJ, Peng DM, Rosenthal DN, Sheybani A, Shezad M, Shugh L, Shwaish N, Spinner J, Su J, Sutcliffe D, Tunuguntla H, VanderPluym C, Vaughn G, Wallis G, Wilkens S, Zinn M, Niebler R. The ACTION VAD registry: A collective five-year experience. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Apr; 44(4):530-540.
								Moumneh MB, Quader MA, Teman NR, Tang D, Ryan L, Strobel RJ, Joseph M, Mazzeffi M, Gertz ZM, Kontos MC, Singh R, Spier A, Sarin E, Damluji AA. Clinical Outcomes for Postinfarct Ventricular Septal Defect Repair in a Large State-Wide Surgical Registry. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Apr 01; 240:64-67.
								Bechthold AC, Ejem DB, McIlvennan CK, Matlock DD, Knoepke CE, Lejeune J, Bakitas MA, Odom JN. Facilitators and Barriers to Values Discussions Following LVAD Implantation: Perspectives from Diverse Patients and Family Caregivers. J Card Fail. 2025 Sep; 31(9):1393-1404.
								Molina EJ, Ahmed MM, Sheikh FH, Cleveland JC, Goldstein DJ, Uriel NY, Wang A, Revis JJ, Mehra MR. Left Ventricular Dimensions and Clinical Outcomes With a Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 May; 13(5):798-811. | 
																	
																		
																			
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