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Device-driven cyclic compression of the superior vena cava as a preload reduction strategy to improve cardiac function in heart failure: a pilot feasibility study.
Jeongwon Kim, Yongjin Kim, Jeonghyeon Lee, Domin Cho, Chang Jun Lee, Jae Hang Lee, Joon Seo Lim, Amy Kyungwon Han, Se Jin Oh
Published: 202610.1038/s41598-026-35769-y
Abstract
We evaluated the physiological efficacy and safety of a novel device-based preload reduction strategy that applies external cyclic compression to the superior vena cava (SVC) in a preclinical heart failure model. Heart failure was induced in eleven p…
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