Advanced Kidney Disease in the Left Ventricular Assist Device Population: Impact on Disease Progression, Morbidity and Mortality

Advanced kidney disease is often considered a relative contraindication to LVAD implantation and many implanting centers view stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) as an absolute contraindication. We sought to analyze the impact of CKD at the time of LVAD implant on outcomes.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J. Grinstein, A. Kadakkal, M. Rodrigo, M. Hofmeyer, S. Mohammed, P.E. Craig, R. Torguson, E. Molina, S. Najjar, F. Sheikh Tags: 572 Source Type: research