Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Destination Therapy: Current Situation and the Importance of Patient Selection

Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Destination Therapy: Current Situation and the Importance of Patient Selection

Advanced heart failure is a growing problem for which the best treatment is cardiac transplantation. However, the shortage of donors’ hearts made left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy (DT-LVAD) a highly recommended alternative: they improved mid-term prognosis as well as patients’ q...

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Main Authors: María Melendo-Viu, David Dobarro, Sergio Raposeiras Roubin, Carmen Llamas Pernas, Candela Moliz Cordón, Miriam Vazquez Lamas, Miguel Piñón Esteban, Maria Ángela Varela Martínez, Emad Abu Assi, Rafael Pita Romero, Juan José Legarra Calderón, Andrés Íñiguez Romo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
left ventricular assist device
destination therapy
patient selection
frailty
comorbidities
right ventricular disfunction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/4/1065

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