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. 2018 Jun;10(Suppl 15):S1802–S1810. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.114

Table 3. Characteristics of the five different left ventricular assist devices used in the included studies.

Device Pump type Lowest rpm Highest rpm Peak pump flow
HM II (34) Axial rotary pump 6,000 15,000 10 L
HVAD (35) Centrifugal rotary pump 1,800 4,000 10 L
INCOR (36,37) Axial rotary pump 5,000 10,000 7 L
Jarvik 2000 (38) Axial rotary pump 8,000 12,000 8.5 L
VentrAssist (39) Centrifugal rotary pump 1,800 3,000 NA

HM II, HeartMate II; NA, not available; rpm, revolutions per minute.