Open AccessImpact of pretransplant left ventricular assist device support duration on outcome after heart transplantation
Author(s) -
Moritz Benjamin Immohr,
Hug Aubin,
S. Erbel-Khurtsidze,
Hannan Dalyanoĝlu,
Raphael Romano Bruno,
Ralf Westenfeld,
I. Tudorache,
Payam Akhyari,
Udo Boeken,
Artur Lichtenberg
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivab265
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular assist device , perioperative , heart transplantation , transplantation , incidence (geometry) , heart failure , group b , surgery , group a , cardiology , physics , optics
Heart transplantation after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation remains challenging. It is still unclear whether its support duration impacts the outcome after transplantation.