Cost-effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) as destination therapy in the UK: An economic modelling study. [PDF]
PLoS ONEObjectivesLeft Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) for destination therapy (DT) are used in many countries but in some, like the UK, LVADs are not commissioned due to uncertainty around their cost-effectiveness.
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Cost‐effectiveness of left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy in the United Kingdom [PDF]
ESC Heart Failure, 2021 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.
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Destination Therapy Strategies of Advanced Heart Failure in Elderly Non-Heart Transplant Candidates: A Propensity Matching Analysis from the LEVO-D and REGALAD Registries [PDF]
LifeHeart transplantation (HT) is the gold standard therapy for advanced heart failure (ADHF), and LVADs as destination therapy are an option in non-HT candidates.
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Destination Therapy with the magnetically levitated HVAD [PDF]
J Cardiothorac Surg, 2015 Destination therapy (DT) with mechanical circulatory support (MCS) for advanced-stage heart failure patients is an alternative therapy when there is no option of eventually providing the patient with heart transplantation. New generation magnetically levitated pumps encourage a broader use of DT.
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Left Ventricular Assist Device Destination Therapy: A Journey to Home and Beyond. [PDF]
JACC Case RepMunir MZ +3 more
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Impact of mechanical circulatory support on donor heart allocation: past, present, and future [PDF]
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) recently revised its heart allocation policy to address numerous shortcomings of the previous system. Implemented in 2018, the changes sought to reduce waiting list mortality, clearly define urgency status ...
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Effectiveness of an Intervention Supporting Shared Decision Making for Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device: The DECIDE-LVAD Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]
JAMA Intern Med, 2018 Allen LA +15 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020 Background Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) improve outcomes in patients with end‐stage heart failure and are increasingly implanted for destination therapy.
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Assessing Unmet Needs of Caregivers after Stroke: Occupational Therapist Practices and Perspectives [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Family caregivers of stroke survivors often feel unprepared and overwhelmed post discharge with numerous unmet needs. Occupational therapists can play an integral role in addressing family caregivers’ needs.
Clymer, Deborah R +2 more
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Implications of Transitional Care Interventions on Hospital Readmissions in Patients With Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Devices [PDF]
, 2019 Background: The rising number of patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) require care management to successfully transition home after implantation. These patients and their families need to manage their heart failure, and the complexities
Hirschman, Karen +3 more
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