Left Ventricular Assist Device Management in the Emergency Department

The prevalence of patients living with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is rapidly increasing due to improvements in pump technology, limiting the adverse event profile, and to expanding device indications. To date, over 22,000 patients have been implanted with LVADs either as destination the...

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Main Authors: Paul Trinquero, Andrew Pirotte, Lauren P. Gallagher, Kimberly M. Iwaki, Christopher Beach, Jane E. Wilcox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2018-08-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/09t8d3xj