Sustaining Quality of Life of the Aged: Transplant or Mechanical Support (Sustain-It): Caregiver Perceived Burden

Heart transplantation (HT) and mechanical circulatory support (MCS) has improved heart failure (HF) patient (PT) outcomes; it has also led to increased caregiver (CG) responsibility pre and post-surgery. We assessed whether PT and CG factors were related to baseline CG perceived burden in 3 groups of CGs of HF PTs (60-80 years): (1) PT supported with MCS as a bridge to HT (HT BTT), (2) PT awaiting HT without MCS (HT non BTT), and (3) PT prior to MCS for destination therapy (DT MCS).

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: I.S. Okwuosa, Y. Xu, A. Andrei, A. Warzecha, A. Kao, E. Hsich, M. Dew, R. Kormos, A. Anderson, D. Pham, C. Yancy, S. LaRue, M. Petty, W. Cotts, S. Pamboukian, F. Pagani, B. Lampert, M. Murray, K. Tekeda, M. Yuzefpolskaya, S. Silvestry, J.K. Kirklin, S.C. Tags: (59) Source Type: research