Case reportLeft Ventricular Decompression During Peripheral Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support With the Use of the Novel iVAC Pulsatile Paracorporeal Assist Device
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The iVAC is a minimally invasive circulatory assist device that effectively generates up to 3 L/minute of cardiac output. It is implanted through the right axillary artery and it directly unloads the LV by active blood aspiration during systole while it creates pulsatile flow into the ascending aorta in diastole. The device is pneumatic and it can be used with any standard IABP driver unit; thus, no dedicated hardware or other equipment is necessary. Considering that the membrane chamber can
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