Acute right heart failure: future perspective with the PERKAT RV pulsatile right ventricular support device

Acute right heart failure is associated with impaired prognosis in cardiogenic shock. Since most pharmacological therapies are not evaluated for the failing right ventricle, or even contraindicated, there is a need for rapid minimal invasive circulatory right heart support. The PERKAT RV is such a d...

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Main Authors: Markus W. Ferrari, P. Christian Schulze, Daniel Kretzschmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753944719895902