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It keeps on turning: effects of prolonged long-term left ventricular assist device support as a bridge to heart transplantation

Objectives:Increasing incidence of end-stage heart failure has moved the therapy with left ventricular assist devices to the forefront of surgical treatment. Moreover, continuous sophistication in this technology has resulted in increasing proportion of patients on prolonged support. Early and late...

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Main Authors: Schmack, Bastian (Author) , Grossekettler, Leonie (Author) , Ruhparwar, Arjang (Author) , Zeriouh, Mohamed (Author) , Weymann, Alexander (Author) , Mohite, Prashant (Author) , Koch, Achim (Author) , Simon, Andre Rüdiger (Author) , Sabashnikov, Anton (Author) , Popov, Aron Fredrik (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: The international journal of artificial organs
Year: 2018, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 65-71
ISSN:1724-6040
DOI:10.1177/0391398818815471
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1177/0391398818815471
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Author Notes:Bastian Schmack, Leonie Grossekettler, Mohamed Zeriouh, Alexander Weymann, Prashant Mohite, Achim Koch, Arjang Ruhparwar, Andre Ruediger Simon, Anton Sabashnikov, Aron Frederik Popov
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Summary:Objectives:Increasing incidence of end-stage heart failure has moved the therapy with left ventricular assist devices to the forefront of surgical treatment. Moreover, continuous sophistication in this technology has resulted in increasing proportion of patients on prolonged support. Early and late complications after left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation and present factors associated with long-term support and long-term outcomes of patients supported for at least 1?year were compared.Methods:A total of 163 consecutive patients who underwent left ventricular assist device implantation as bridge to transplantation were included. A total of 79 patients were supported for at least 1?year (long-term support), whereas 84 patients were supported for less than 1?year (short-term group).Results:Factors associated with a successful long-term support were male gender (p?
Item Description:Article first published online: December 24, 2018
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1724-6040
DOI:10.1177/0391398818815471

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