Sex Differences in Recovery and Device Replacement After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Destination Therapy [PDF]
Background The relevance of sex and preimplant factors for clinical outcomes among patients with left ventricular assist devices intended for destination therapy is unclear.
Lisa‐Marie Maukel +3 more
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Mechanical circulatory support for destination therapy [PDF]
Patients with chronic heart failure who are not eligible for heart transplant and whose life expectancy depends mainly on the heart disease may benefit from mechanical circulatory support.
Piergiorgio Tozzi, Roger Hullin
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Destination Therapy with Left Ventricular Assist Devices in Non-transplant Centres: The Time is Right [PDF]
For almost half a century, cardiac transplant has been the only long-term treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure. Implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have emerged as a new treatment option for advanced heart failure as ...
Antoni Bayes-Genis +7 more
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Commentary: Cost-Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Destination Therapy in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Priyansh Faldu +5 more
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Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Destination Therapy: Current Situation and the Importance of Patient Selection [PDF]
Advanced heart failure is a growing problem for which the best treatment is cardiac transplantation. However, the shortage of donors’ hearts made left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy (DT-LVAD) a highly recommended alternative: they ...
María Melendo-Viu +11 more
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Perceptions of Bereaved Caregivers and Clinicians About End‐of‐Life Care for Patients With Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Devices [PDF]
Background Patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) implanted as destination therapy may receive suboptimal preparation for and care at the end of life, but there is limited understanding of the reasons for these shortcomings.
Sarah Chuzi +5 more
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Heart failure in Poland: Left ventricular assist device destination therapy and other challenges of interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery [PDF]
Patients with severe heart failure (HF), who are not eligible for cardiac transplantation and receive optimal medical management, based mainly on the use of pharmacological treatment and devices such as resynchronization therapy (implantable cardioverter-
Mariusz Kuśmierczyk +19 more
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Outcomes of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Destination Therapy: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a chronic condition that significantly affects morbidity and mortality. For patients with end-stage HF who are not candidates for heart transplantation, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) provide mechanical ...
Emad Ali Al Khoufi
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Risk Factors for Development of Stroke in Patients With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support as Destination Therapy [PDF]
Background: Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly used as destination therapy. Although postimplantation stroke rates have been described in the context of bridge-to-transplant or mixed cohorts, stroke development is ...
Ioana B. Florea, MD, MPHS +10 more
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Cost‐effectiveness of left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Aims Continuous‐flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) as destination therapy (DT) are a recommended treatment by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence England for end‐stage heart failure patients ineligible for cardiac transplantation.
Stephan Schueler +10 more
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