Outcomes of modular cable exchange in HeartMate 3 patients versus conventional driveline repair in HeartMate II patients.

Ali Saad MerzahJasmin Sarah Hanke Tong LiFadi A Saad MerzahMaria GabrielAnselm A DerdaKatharina HomannAxel HaverichJan D SchmittoGuenes Dogan

Published in: Artificial organs (2022)

Driveline damages are a habitual, recurrent complication in VAD patients. The exchange of the modular driveline cable of the HM3 is feasible and safe compared to the conventional DL repair in HMII patients. Risky repair attempts and surgical LVAD exchange due to major damages of the electrical fibers can be avoided successfully by the new feature of HM3 driveline.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
type diabetes
machine learning
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
deep learning