Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Requiring Prolonged Inotropes after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Limited data exists regarding patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support who require long- term inotropes. The primary objective was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and all-cause mortality of LVAD recipients with prolonged inotrope use (PIU), particularly those requiring outpatient inotropic therapy. Secondary endpoints were to compare preimplant characteristics and predictors of PIU, mortality, time to gastrointestinal bleed, infection and arrhythmias.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J.B. Cruz Rodriguez, G.C. Stewart, S.V. Pamboukian, J.A. Tallaj, I. Rajapreyar, J.K. Kirklin, W.W. Holman, C.W. Hoopes, D. Mukherjee, I. Mallawaarachchi, A.B. Dwivedi, D. Acharya Tags: (1129) Source Type: research