Importance of Preserved Tricuspid Valve Function for Effective Soft Robotic Augmentation of the Right Ventricle in Cases of Elevated Pulmonary Artery Pressure.
Isaac WamalaChristopher J PayneMossab Y SaeedDaniel Bautista-SalinasDavid Van StoryThomas ThalhoferSteven J StaffaSunil J GhelaniPedro J Del NidoConor J WalshNikolay V VasilyevPublished in: Cardiovascular engineering and technology (2021)
Short-term augmentation of RV function using SRVAD is feasible even in cases of elevated RV afterload. Moderate or severe tricuspid regurgitation were associated with reduced device effectiveness.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- aortic valve
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- left ventricular
- systematic review
- heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- drug induced