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Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Pacemakers

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Mechanical circulatory devices have become common to support a failing heart, often as a temporizing measure prior to cardiac transplantation, and occasionally as destination therapy (Slaughter MS, J Heart Lung Transplant 29:S1–39, 2010). It restores tissue circulation by optimizing blood supply thereby enabling organ function. However, these devices could be associated with several challenges and complications and with increasing number of devices being implanted both as a bridge to transplant and destination therapy, it is necessary for the critical care and emergency physicians unfamiliar with them to understand the physiology, clinical presentations, and management of complications.

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Sen, A. (2020). Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Pacemakers. In: Shiber, J., Weingart, S. (eds) Emergency Department Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28794-8_10

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