Analysis on Left Ventricular Assist Devices in the 21st Century

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.220404.102How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Total artificial heart; ventricular-assist devices; cardiac disease; bionic surgery; bridge to recovery

Abstract

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for most of the racial and gender groups in America. One person dies every 36 seconds due to cardiovascular disease, which costs Americans around 363 billion dollars annually for medicine, healthcare service, and loss of laborers due to death. Although heart transplantation is the gold standard surgical approach in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, factors such as the shortage of donors, graft failure, right ventricular dysfunction, rejection, and neoplasms limited the accessibility and outcome of heart transplants. Hence, mechanical support devices are becoming more popular. As scientists are making rapid progress and innovations, including smoother textures and more compact size, the efficiency of left ventricular assist devices(LVAD) is substantially promoted. The paper will illustrate the data from several experiments and compare generations of LVAD that can prove the advancements of devices. Heartmate III is the most modern LVAD device in modern days. Its compact design and removal of the cable greatly enhanced the function of the device. Nevertheless, LVADs still have major complications, such as bleeding, right heart failure, and infection, which might be fatal to the recipients. In conclusion, LVAD is a viable way to deal with cardiovascular diseases, but still needs further studies to eliminate its side effects. The resources of the paper, including the graphs, data, analysis, are found in Google Scholar. The passage will discuss the advancements of generations of LVADs and the current constraints on them, and demonstrate the possible directions researchers can investigate and explore in the future.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lixuanyi Pan
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/18
TI  - Analysis on Left Ventricular Assist Devices in the 21st Century
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Creative Industry and Knowledge Economy (CIKE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 533
EP  - 538
SN  - 2352-5428
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DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.220404.102
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