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Contemporary acute mechanical circulatory support devices for left ventricular support are illustrated and categorized by mode of action (pulsatile or continuous-flow pumps), type of rotary flow pump (axial- or centrifugal flow), and pump location (intracorporeal or extracorporeal). IABP, intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation pump; PHP, percutaneous heart pump; VA-ECMO, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
