Right and left ventricular assist devices are an option for bridge to heart transplantCentral MessagePerspective

Right and left ventricular assist devices are an option for bridge to heart transplantCentral MessagePerspective

Background: Patients with a left ventricular assist device with right ventricular failure are prioritized on the heart transplant waitlist; however, their post-transplant survival is less well characterized. We aimed to determine whether pretransplant right ventricular failure affects postoperative...

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Main Authors: Yaron D. Barac, MD, PhD, Ronen Toledano, MD, Oliver K. Jawitz, MD, Jacob N. Schroder, MD, Mani A. Daneshmand, MD, Chetan B. Patel, MD, Dan Aravot, MD, Carmelo A. Milano, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:JTCVS Open
Subjects:
heart transplantation
LVAD
RV failure
UNOS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273622000171

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