Clinical outcome and bridge to transplant rate of left ventricular assist device recipient patients: comparison between continuous-flow and pulsatile-flow devices☆ | Zendy

Andrea Garatti | Zendy; Giuseppe Bruschi | Zendy; Tiziano Colombo | Zendy; Claudio Russo | Zendy; Marco Lanfranconi | Zendy; Filippo Milazzo | Zendy; Maria Frigerio | Zendy; Ettore Vitali | Zendy

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Clinical outcome and bridge to transplant rate of left ventricular assist device recipient patients: comparison between continuous-flow and pulsatile-flow devices☆

Author(s) -

Andrea Garatti,

Giuseppe Bruschi,

Tiziano Colombo,

Claudio Russo,

Marco Lanfranconi,

Filippo Milazzo,

Maria Frigerio,

Ettore Vitali

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.02.019

Subject(s) - pulsatile flow , medicine , bridge to transplantation , ventricular assist device , continuous flow , heart transplantation , heart failure , cardiology , transplantation , dilated cardiomyopathy , group b , surgery , physics , mechanics

Long-term implantable continuous axial-flow pumps are increasingly used in bridging heart failure patients to heart transplant. Compared to pulsatile left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), they offer smaller dimensions, less surgical trauma and less thromboembolisms. However concerns still remain about the long-term effects of continuous-flow on patients' outcome. The aim of this study was to review our mechanical bridge to transplant experience to compare pre- and post-transplant outcomes between pulsatile and continuous-flow LVAD recipients.

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