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Table 5 Classification of ventricular assist devices

From: Clinical review: mechanical circulatory support for cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction

Access

Ventricular support

Abbreviation

Examplesa

Percutaneous

Left

pLVAD

TandemHeart (CardiacAssist, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA)

   

Impella 2.5L (Abiomed, Aachen, Germany)

   

Impella 5L (Abiomed)

Surgical

   

   Extracorporeal

Right/Left/Biventricular

RVAD/LVAD/BiVAD

CentriMag (Levitronix LLC, Waltham, MA, USA)

   

Bio-Medicus (Eden Prairie, MN, USA)

   

DeltaStream (Medos Medizintechnik AG, Stolberg, Germany)

   Implantable

Left

LVAD

HeartMate II (Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA, USA)

   

Jarvik 2000 (Jarvik Heart Inc., New York, NY) and Incor(Berlin Heart AG, Berlin, Germany)

   

HeartAssist 5 (MicroMed Cardiovascular, Inc., Houston, TX, USA) and DuraHeart (Terumo Heart Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA)

  1. aThis list is not exhaustive and includes only a few continuous flow devices. BiVAD, biventricular assist device; LVAD, left ventricular assist device; pLVAD, percutaneous left ventricular assist device; RVAD, right ventricular assist device.