Hemolytic Performance in Two Generations of the Sputnik Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Combined Numerical and Experimental Study.

Background: Currently, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are a successful surgical treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure on the waiting list or with contraindicated heart transplantation. In Russia, Sputnik 1 LVAD was also successfully introduced into clinical practice as a bridge-to-transplant and a destination therapy device. Development of Sputnik 2 LVAD was aimed at miniaturization to reduce invasiveness, optimize hemocompatibility, and improve versatility for patients of various sizes.

Cardiovascular outcomes following Kawasaki disease in Moscow, Russia: A single center experience.

Awareness of Kawasaki disease (KD) is emerging in Russia but the diagnosis is still often missed. This is a retrospective study of 303 children with KD who received care at a single center in Moscow over the period from 2004 to 2016. Overall, coronary artery aneurysms were documented in 91 (30,0%) of 303 patients and transient ectasia in 40 (13,2%).