Mean Arterial Pressure is Not Associated with Hemocompatibility-Related Outcomes in LVAD Patients

Elevated mean arterial pressure (MAP) is associated with stroke in patients with HeartMate II and Heartware HVAD left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). We assessed the relationship between mean arterial pressure (MAP) and hemocompatibility-related clinical adverse events (HRAE) in patients with LVADs.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 20, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: T. Miller, M. Belkin, U. Siddiqi, A. Kanelidis, D. Rodgers, N. Uriel, T. Song, T. Ota, S. Kalantari, N. Sarswat, A. Nguyen, B. Chung, G. Kim, B. Smith, V. Jeevanandam, S. Pinney, J. Grinstein Tags: 1092 Source Type: research