Open AccessFrequency of Poor Outcome (Death or Poor Quality of Life) After Left Ventricular Assist Device for Destination Therapy
Author(s) -
Suzanne V. Arnold,
Philip G. Jones,
Larry A. Allen,
David J. Cohen,
Timothy J. Fendler,
Jonathan E. Holtz,
Sanjeev Aggarwal,
John A. Spertus
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
circulation heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1941-3297
pISSN - 1941-3289
DOI - 10.1161/circheartfailure.115.002800
Subject(s) - medicine , destination therapy , ventricular assist device , quality of life (healthcare) , outcome (game theory) , intensive care medicine , cardiology , heart failure , emergency medicine , nursing , mathematical economics , mathematics
A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) improves survival and quality of life for many, but not all, patients with end-stage heart failure who are ineligible for transplantation. We sought to evaluate the frequency of poor outcomes using a novel composite measure that integrates quality of life with mortality.
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