Open AccessRe‐Thinking Re‐Synching in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients
Author(s) -
Vader Justin M.,
Cooper Daniel H.,
Rao Praveen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.118.009591
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular assist device , heart failure , population , guideline , cardiology , environmental health , pathology
With more than 2500 left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) implanted annually in the United States, there is a large and growing population of supported patients requiring longitudinal care, delivered at more than 160 implanting centers across the country in conjunction with numerous nonimplanting