Open AccessBiventricular Assist Device Utilization for Patients with Morbid Congestive Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Hiroyuki Tsukui,
Jeffrey J. Teuteberg,
Srinivas Murali,
Dennis M. McNamara,
Julianne R. Buchanan,
S. Winowich,
Eileen Stanford,
Michael A. Mathier,
Linda Cadaret,
Robert L. Kormos
Publication year - 2005
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/circulationaha.104.524934
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , cardiology , intensive care medicine
The rationale for the use of a biventricular assist device (BiVAD) for morbid congestive heart failure (MCHF) has been questioned because of historically unacceptable rates of postimplant and post-transplant mortality as well as perceived barriers to their outpatient management.
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