The Thoratec® ventricular assist device system

Olsen EK , Pierce WS , Donachy JH et al. A two and a half year clinical experience with a mechanical left ventricular assist pump in the treatment of profound postoperative heart failure . Int J Artif Organs 1979; 2: 197-206 .

Pierce WS , Parr GVS , Myers JL et al. Ventricular-assist pumping in patients with cardiogenic shock after cardiac operations . N Eng J Med 1981; 305: 1606-1610 .

Farrar DJ , Litwak P , Lawson JH et al. In vivo evaluation of a new thromboresistant polyurethane for artificial heart blood pumps . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1988; 95: 191-200 .

Farrar DJ , Compton PG , Lawson JH et al. Control modes of a clinical ventricular assist device . IEEE Eng Med Biol 1986; March: 19-25 .

Lohmann DP , Swartz MT , Pennington G et al. Left ventricular versus left atrial cannulation for the Thoratec ventricular assist device . ASAIO Trans 1990; 36: M545-M548 .

Arabia FA , Paramesh V , Toporoff B et al. Biventricular cannulation for the Thoratec ventricular assist deveice . Ann Thorac Surg 1998; 66: 2119-2120 .

Korfer R , El-Banayosy A , Posival H et al. Mechanical circulatory support: the Bad Oeynhausen experience . Ann Thorac Surg 1995; 59: S56-S63 .

Thoratec Laboratories Corp . Thoratec voluntary registry data. St Ives, Cambs: Thoratec Laboratories Corp .