Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Utilization Patterns, Related Procedures, and Complications

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Patients With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Utilization Patterns, Related Procedures, and Complications

Background The effect of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) on outcomes has not been evaluated in a randomized clinical trial. Methods and Results This is a retrospective single‐center study that included patients wh...

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Main Authors: Paulino A. Alvarez, Brett W. Sperry, Antonio L. Pérez, Dmitry M. Yaranov, Varinder Randhawa, Jacob Luthman, Daniel J. Cantillon, Randall C. Starling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
implanted cardioverter defibrillator
infection
left ventricular assist device
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011813

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