Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients with a History of Cardiovascular Disease or Cardiothoracic Surgery Have Increased Mortality

Purpose: Right ventricular failure (RVF) is a major complication following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement and can significantly increase mortality. The identification of preoperative risk factors could help delineate the risk for RVF in LVAD recipients. While early RVF is well established, the risk factors for late RVF remain are not well established. Our goal was to evaluate the prevalence of late RVF in LVAD patients with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) and prior cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG] or percutaneous coronary intervention).
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research