Myocardial Functional Improvement is Associated with Improved HF-Related Outcomes in Patients While on Durable LVAD: An STS INTERMACS Analysis

Purpose: Chronic HF patients with reduced ejection fraction can experience cardiac structural and functional improvement in response to guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) and this has been associated with better outcomes. A subset of advanced HF patients on LVAD support and GDMT can also experience cardiac structural and functional improvement. Using a large multicenter dataset we sought to investigate how the improved cardiac function affected HF-related outcomes while on durable LVAD.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: E. Maneta, C.P. Kyriakopoulos, B.D. Horne, R. Alharethi, R. Butschek, I. Taleb, K. Sideris, E. Tseliou, J. Aadland, M. Nelson, T.C. Hanff, J. Stehlik, C.H. Selzman, O. Wever-Pinzon, Source Type: research