Current Trends in Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Table 2

Clinically used adult LVAD types.

	First-generation LVADs	Second-generation LVADs	Third-generation LVADs
Pump design	Pulsatile flow	Continuous-flow; (axial pump)	Continuous-flow; (centrifugal pump)
LVAD types	HeartMate XVE; Novacor LVAS; Thoratec LVAD	HeartMate II; Jarvik FlowMaker; Incor Berlin Heart	HeartWare LVAD; DuraHeart LVAS