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This section looks at the devices available to cardiac patients. New devices are being developed and tested. Here we share the information related to these that you can use within your own practice.

Key publications and most recent research include:

Limiting factors of peak and submaximal exercise capacity in LVAD patients (Fresiello, 2020) (1.23 MB)

Relationship between muscle strength and rehospitalization in ventricular assist device patients (1.32 MB)

Short- and long-term effects of a cardiac rehabilitation program in patients implanted with a left (1.37 MB)

‘You can’t start a car when there’s no petrol left’: a qualitative study of patient, family and (0.31 MB)

Exercise training in patients with ventricular assist devices: a review of the evidence and (0.78 MB)

Exercise rehabilitation in ventricular assist device recipients: a meta-analysis of effects on (0.67 MB)

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for adult patients with an ICD (Cochrane, 2019) (0.82 MB)

Exercise-based CR for people with implantable ventricular assist devices (Cochrane, 2018) (0.43 MB)

HeartWare LVAD picture

Total artificial heart