Mohamed Zeriouh, Prashant Mohite, Binu Raj, Anton Sabashnikov, Javid Fatullayev, Diana Garcia Saez, Bartrlomiej Zych, Ali Ghodsizad, Parwis Rahmanian, Yeong-Hoon Choi, Thorsten Wahlers, Andre R Simon, Aron F Popov, Achim Koch
PURPOSE: Low cardiac output syndrome is associated with significant mortality. In patients with refractory low cardiac output left ventricular assist devices (VAD) are used to re-establish cardiac output and to prevent death. However, long-term LVAD implantation in these is complicated by a high rate of right heart failure and mortality. Therefore, our strategy is to implant a short-term VAD (left or biventricular) as a bridge to decission. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed data from 66 patients who received a short-term LVAD support prior to implantation of a long-term LVAD or HTx between 2003 and 2014...
May 16, 2016: International Journal of Artificial Organs