Right ventricular function and cardiopulmonary performance among patients with heart failure supported by durable mechanical circulatory support devices

Patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVADs) experience limitations in functional capacity and frequently, right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. We sought to characterize RV function in the context of global cardiopulmonary performance during exercise in this population.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - November 22, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tomio Tran, Akshay Muralidhar, Kendall Hunter, Cullen Buchanan, Greg Coe, Michinari Hieda, Christine Tompkins, Matthew Zipse, Melanie J. Spotts, Stephanie G. Laing, Kristina Fosmark, Jordan Hoffman, Amrut V. Ambardekar, Eugene E. Wolfel, Justin Lawley, Be Tags: ORIGINAL CLINICAL SCIENCE Source Type: research