Long-term Changes in Renal Function in Patients after Implantation of a Centrifugal-type, Continuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist Device

Background: Severe heart failure (HF) patients often have renal dysfunction because of low cardiac output. Methods and Results: 39 patients underwent a centrifugal-type, continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) (EVAHEART) implantation as a bridge to cardiac transplantation at our institute between 2005 and 2015. We investigated the changes in renal function over 2 years among 36 patients with supported by EVAHEART over 6 months. The median estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at implantation was 62  ± 32 mL/min/1.73 m2 and 47% of the patients showed eGFR 

Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - September 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Asami Yoshimura, Noriko Kikuchi, Naoki Serizawa, Takuro Abe, Atsushi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Shiga, Satoshi Saito, Kenii Yamazaki, Shinichi Nunoda, Nobuhisa Hagiwara Source Type: research