Impact of preoperative versus postoperative dialysis on left ventricular assist device outcomes: An analysis from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support databaseCentral MessagePerspective

Objective: Chronic kidney disease and renal failure are common in patients being considered for left ventricular assist device support. We sought to evaluate the outcomes of patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation with preoperative dialysis and those with new-onset postoperat...

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Main Authors: J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc, Ryan Cantor, PhD, Susan Myers, MS, Nicholas R. Teman, MD, John A. Kern, MD, Gorav Ailawadi, MD, Francis Pagani, MD, James Kirklin, MD, Kenan Yount, MD, MBA, Leora Yarboro, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:JTCVS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273622000146