Arterial-Wave Reflections Are Increased in Heart Failure Patients With a Left-Ventricular Assist Device | Zendy

R. Schofield | Zendy; Grant N. Pierce | Zendy; W. Stephen Nichols | Zendy; C.T. Klodell | Zendy; J ARANDAJR | Zendy; Daniel Pauly | Zendy; James Hill | Zendy; Randy W. Braith | Zendy

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Arterial-Wave Reflections Are Increased in Heart Failure Patients With a Left-Ventricular Assist Device

Author(s) -

R. Schofield,

Grant N. Pierce,

W. Stephen Nichols,

C.T. Klodell,

J ARANDAJR,

Daniel Pauly,

James Hill,

Randy W. Braith

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.12.015

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , heart failure , ventricular assist device

Chronic heart failure (HF) is associated with increased central arterial pulse-wave reflections, which may contribute to increased myocardial oxygen demand. Although the treatment of HF via left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement has recently become widespread, the effects of LVAD therapy on central arterial pulse-wave reflections are unknown.

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