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Mechanical circulatory support is crucial for end-stage heart failure due to donor heart shortages. This review examines biventricular support devices, including dual continuous flow ventricular assist devices (VADs), for long-term heart failure management.

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  • Biomedical Engineering

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  • Cardiac transplantation is limited by donor organ scarcity, necessitating alternative treatments for end-stage heart failure.
  • Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is vital, but many patients require biventricular support beyond left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current biventricular support devices for heart failure.
  • To assess outcomes and complications of dual continuous flow ventricular assist devices (VADs) and new continuous flow total artificial hearts.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of biventricular support strategies.
  • Analysis of outcomes and complications associated with various VADs and total artificial hearts.

Main Results:

  • Pulsatile biventricular devices and total artificial hearts have limitations for long-term use.
  • Dual continuous flow LVADs are emerging as a viable option for biventricular support.

Conclusions:

  • Continuous flow devices offer promising solutions for biventricular heart failure.
  • Further research is needed to optimize long-term outcomes for these advanced MCS devices.