A Novel Model Incorporating Pectoralis Muscle Measures to Predict Mortality after Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

We have previously shown that pectoralis muscle mass and tissue attenuation obtained on preoperative CT scans were powerful predictors of mortality after LVAD implantation using single center data. This analysis confirms those findings in a separate LVAD dataset and presents a novel prediction model developed across centers.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: 242 Source Type: research