scholarly journals Flow mediated dilation in patient with Berlin Heart Incor left ventricle assist device

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Franco Tarro Genta ◽  
Elena Colajanni ◽  
Pierluigi Sbarra ◽  
Massimo Tidu ◽  
Mauro Rinaldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Endothelial Function ◽  
Flow Mediated Dilation ◽  
Paper Report ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Heart Failure Patients ◽  
Refractory Heart Failure ◽  
Present Paper Report ◽  
Ventricle Assist Device

Endothelial function measured with brachial ultrasound (BU) is a validated prognostic factor in heart failure patients. LVAD (left ventricle assist device) application is a promising surgical technique to treat refractory heart failure patients both as a bridge to heart transplantation or as destination therapy. Clinical recovery in such patients may be associated to normal endothelial function measured by BU but, as recently reported, only in pulsatile flow LVAD patients. The present paper report a case of normal endothelial function even in a axial LVAD patient.

scholarly journals Aerobic Training Intensity for Improved Endothelial Function in Heart Failure Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Pearson ◽  
N. A. Smart
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Endothelial Function ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Aerobic Training ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Flow Mediated Dilation ◽  
Training Intensity ◽  
Heart Failure Patients ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure

Objective. Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is widely utilised to assess endothelial function and aerobic exercise improves FMD in heart failure patients. The aim of this meta-analysis is to quantify the effect of aerobic training intensity on FMD in patients with heart failure. Background. A large number of studies now exist that examine endothelial function in patients with heart failure. We sought to add to the current literature by quantifying the effect of the aerobic training intensity on endothelial function. Methods. We conducted database searches (PubMed, Embase, ProQuest, and Cochrane Trials Register to June 30, 2016) for exercise based rehabilitation trials in heart failure, using search terms exercise training, endothelial function, and flow-mediated dilation (FMD). Results. The 13 included studies provided a total of 458 participants, 264 in intervention groups, and 194 in nonexercising control groups. Both vigorous and moderate intensity aerobic training significantly improved FMD. Conclusion. Overall both vigorous and moderate aerobic exercise training improved FMD in patients with heart failure.

Controller Design of Left Ventricle Assist Device

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Wu ◽  
Paul Allaire ◽  
Milton Adams ◽  
Houston Wood ◽  
Sonna Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Heart Transplant ◽  
Controller Design ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricle Assist Device

A left ventricle assist device (LVAD) is a device composed mainly of a pump and a controller. It is used not only to save lives of patients who suffer from left ventricle failure, but also to help them live like healthy people. Due to the continuing increasing number of left ventricle heart failure cases and limited number of heart donations for heart transplant, the need for LVADs become more and more demanding.

Association of right ventricular dysfuction and left ventricle dilatation in heart failure patients

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 130-130
Author(s):  
J OREATEJEDA ◽  
L CASTILLOMARTINEZ ◽  
R SILVATINOCO ◽  
E COLINRAMIREZ ◽  
E CANSECO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Heart Failure Patients

scholarly journals The Mediterranean Diet Benefit on Cardiovascular Hemodynamics and Erectile Function in Chronic Heart Failure Male Patients by Decoding Central and Peripheral Vessel Rheology

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Athanasios Angelis ◽  
Christina Chrysohoou ◽  
Evangelia Tzorovili ◽  
Aggeliki Laina ◽  
Panagiotis Xydis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Ejection Fraction ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Serum Prolactin ◽  
Doppler Velocity ◽  
Heart Failure Patients ◽  
Cardiovascular Hemodynamics ◽  
The Mediterranean

Background: Mediterranean diet was evaluated on erectile performance and cardiovascular hemodynamics, in chronic heart failure patients. Methods: 150 male stable heart failure patients were enrolled in the study (62 ± 10 years, New York Heart Association (NYHA) classes I–II, ejection fraction ≤40%). A detailed echocardiographic evaluation including estimation of the global longitudinal strain of the left ventricle and the systolic tissue doppler velocity of the tricuspid annulus was performed. Erectile dysfunction severity was assessed by the Sexual Health Inventory for Men-5 (SHIM-5) score. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated by the MedDietScore. Results: The SHIM-5 score was positively correlated with the MedDietScore (p = 0.006) and augmentation index (p = 0.031) and inversely correlated with age (p = 0.002). MedDietScore was negatively associated with intima-media-thickness (p < 0.001) and serum prolactin levels (p = 0.05). Multi-adjusted analysis revealed that the inverse relation of SHIM-5 and prolactin levels remained significant only among patients with low adherence to the Mediterranean diet (p = 0.012). Conclusion: Consumption of Mediterranean diet benefits cardiovascular hemodynamics, while suppressing serum prolactin levels. Such physiology may enhance erectile ability independently of the of the left ventricle ejection fraction.

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