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Echocardiography in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

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Abstract

Cardiac assist devices and mechanical circulatory supports (MCSs) play an important role in the management of end-stage heart disease.

MCSs are mechanical pumps to support or replace the ventricular heart function.

In patients who are candidate for MCSs implantation: echocardiography is the first-line imaging modality for patient selection, pre implantation, during implantation and after implantation to optimize the device settings. In this chapter, we will review role of echocardiography in patients who are candidate for ventricular assist devices (VADs) implantation.

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Abbreviations

ASE:

American society of echocardiography

AV:

Aortic valve

CFI:

Color flow imaging

FDA:

Food and drug administration

LVAD:

Left ventricular assist device

LVADs:

Left ventricular assist devices

LVEF:

Left ventricular ejection fraction

LVIDd:

Left ventricular internal diameter

MCSs:

Mechanical circulatory supports

MR:

Mitral regurgitation

MV:

Mitral valve

PFO:

Patent foramen ovales

RV:

Right ventricular

TEE:

Transesophageal echocardiography

TTE:

Transthoracic echocardiography

VADs:

Ventricular assist devices

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  1. Professor of Cardiology, Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

    Anita Sadeghpour MD, FACC, FASE

  2. Associate Professor of Cardiology, Echocardiologist, Echocardiography and Cardiogenetic Research Centers, Cardio-Oncology Department, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran

    Azin Alizadehasl MD, FACC, FASE

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  1. Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Echocardiography Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Anita Sadeghpour

  2. Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Echocardiography Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Azin Alizadehasl

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Sadeghpour, A., Alizadehasl, A. (2018). Echocardiography in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices. In: Sadeghpour, A., Alizadehasl, A. (eds) Case-Based Textbook of Echocardiography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67691-3_35

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