Prognostic implications of serial outpatient blood pressure measurements in patients with a left ventricular assist device

Elevated blood pressure (BP) has been linked to adverse events during left ventricular assist device support. We aimed to investigate the association between outpatient BP and stroke or suspected pump thrombosis among HeartMate II (HMII) recipients.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - November 15, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Alberto Pinsino, Francesco Castagna, Amelia M Zuver, Eugene A Royzman, Mojdeh Nasiri, Eric J St öhr, Barbara Cagliostro, Barry McDonnell, John R Cockcroft, A Reshad Garan, Veli K Topkara, P Christian Schulze, Koji Takeda, Hiroo Takayama, Yoshifumi Naka, Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research