Interventional Cardiology

Endovascular Therapy

Structural Heart Disease

Mechanical Circulatory Support

Imaging

TandemHeart®
Right Ventricular
Assist Devices
  TandemHeart® RVAD two femoral venous access sites

CE approved

The first is used to draw blood from the right atrium into the TandemHeart pump using a 62 cm cannula, while the second is used to return blood from the pump to the pulmonary artery via a 72 cm cannula.
RVAD two femoral venous access sites
    * Brochure: TandemHeart Right Heart summary
    * Kapur et al.: JACC-study: Mechanical Circulatory
Support for Right Ventricular Failure
    * Kipp et al.: Percutaneous Mechanical Assist for Severe Cardiogenic Shock Due to Acute Right Ventricular Failure
> manufactured by CardiacAssist, Inc.

TandemHeart®
Right Ventricular
Assist Devices
  TandemHeart® RVAD PROTEKDuo single access site

CE approved

CardiacAssist has developed a dual lumen cannula for RV support through a single access site in the neck, with commercial release expected in early 2014. Blood is still withdrawn from the right atrium and returned to the pulmonary artery.
RVAD single access site
    * Brochure: TandemHeart Right Heart summary
    * Kapur et al.: JACC-study: Mechanical Circulatory
Support for Right Ventricular Failure
    * Kipp et al.: Percutaneous Mechanical Assist for Severe Cardiogenic Shock Due to Acute Right Ventricular Failure
> manufactured by CardiacAssist, Inc.
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