Cardiac Cachexia in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients and the Implications of Weight Gain Early After Implantation

Cardiac Cachexia in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients and the Implications of Weight Gain Early After Implantation

Background Severe cardiac cachexia or malnutrition are commonly considered relative contraindications to left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, but post‐LVAD prognosis for patients with cachexia is uncertain. Methods and Results Intermacs (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted...

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Main Authors: Amanda R. Vest, Lori Lyn Price, Anindita Chanda, Benjamin A. Sweigart, Joronia Chery, Matthew Lawrence, Lauren Parsly, Gaurav Gulati, Michael S. Kiernan, Jenica N. Upshaw, Masashi Kawabori, Gregory S. Couper, Edward Saltzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cachexia
heart failure
malnutrition
mechanical circulatory support
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.029086

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