Journal: Journal of Thoracic Disease
Article Title: Effects of pump speed changes on exercise capacity in patients supported with a left ventricular assist device—an overview
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.114
Figure Lengend Snippet: Comparison of general parameters of 11 studies evaluating exercise capacity at different pump speed settings in patients with a left ventricular assist device
Article Snippet: Shah et al. ( 41 ) recently reported that adapting the pump speed of the HeartMate II (HM II, Thoratec Corp., Pleasanton, CA, USA) by 400 rpm, for example, has the same effect on TCO (at rest) as adapting the HeartWare ventricular assist device (HVAD) device (HeartWare Inc., Framingham, MA, USA) by 130 rpm.
Techniques: Comparison, Modification