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PulseCath iVAC2L: next-generation pulsatile mechanical circulatory support
Marcelo B Bastos1, Maarten P van Wiechen1, Nicolas M Van Mieghem1
1Department of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Contemporary state of the art percutaneous coronary intervention techniques offer treatment strategies and solutions to an increasing number of patients with heart failure and complex coronary artery disease. Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support is intended to alleviate the mechanical and energetic workload imposed to a failing ventricle by reducing left ventricle pressures and volumes and potentially also increasing coronary blood flow. The PulseCath iVAC2L is a transaortic left ventricular assist device that applies a pneumatic driving system to produce pulsatile forward flow. Herein, the essential aspects regarding iVAC2L are discussed with focus on its mechanisms of action and the available clinical experience.
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