Open AccessIntraoperative Hemodynamic and Echocardiographic Measurements Associated With Severe Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Author(s) -
Michael D. Gudejko,
Brian Gebhardt,
Farhad Zahedi,
Ankit Jain,
Janis L. Breeze,
Matthew Lawrence,
Stanton K. Shernan,
Navin K. Kapur,
Michael S. Kiernan,
Greg Couper,
Frederick C. Cobey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003538
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , central venous pressure , hemodynamics , pulmonary artery , heart failure , ventricular assist device , pulmonary hypertension , cardiopulmonary bypass , anesthesia , blood pressure , heart rate
Severe right ventricular failure (RVF) after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation increases morbidity and mortality. We investigated the association between intraoperative right heart hemodynamic data, echocardiographic parameters, and severe versus nonsevere RVF.