Experience with the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device in Patients Older than 60 Years.

CONCLUSIONS: Older patients can benefit from LVAD therapy, and advanced age should not preclude LVAD implantation.
PMID: 31013222 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The Heart Surgery Forum - March 7, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Demirozu ZT, Critsinelis A, Cohn WE, Radovancevic R, Ho J, Hernandez R, Morgan JA, Frazier OH Tags: Heart Surg Forum Source Type: research