Low Incidence of Myocardial Recovery After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Donna Mancini,
Ainat Beniaminovitz,
Howard R. Levin,
Katharine A. Catanese,
Margaret Flannery,
Marco R. DiTullio,
S Savin,
Marie Elena Cordisco,
Eric A. Rose,
Mehmet C. Oz
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.98.22.2383
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular assist device , hemodynamics , heart failure , heart transplantation , retrospective cohort study , artificial heart , transplantation , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , surgery , physics , optics
Mechanical, histological, and biochemical improvement has been described in patients after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. Explantation of the LVADs without heart transplantation has been described in selected patients who received this therapy as a bridge to transplantation.
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