Central and peripheral blood flow during exercise with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: constant versus increasing pump speed: a pilot study

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    Abstract

    End-stage heart failure is associated with impaired cardiac output (CO) and organ blood flow. We determined whether CO and peripheral perfusion are maintained during exercise in patients with an axial-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and whether an increase in LVAD pump speed with work rate would increase organ blood flow.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalCirculation. Heart failure
    Volume4
    Issue number5
    Pages (from-to)554-60
    Number of pages7
    ISSN1941-3289
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Keywords

    • Adult
    • Blood Circulation
    • Blood Pressure
    • Brain
    • Cardiac Output
    • Exercise
    • Female
    • Heart Failure
    • Heart Rate
    • Heart-Assist Devices
    • Hemodynamics
    • Humans
    • Leg
    • Male
    • Middle Aged
    • Middle Cerebral Artery
    • Pilot Projects
    • Regional Blood Flow
    • Time Factors

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