Favorable Outcomes in Dialysis Dependent Patients on LVAD BTT Support

LVAD as destination therapy (LVAD DT) is on the rise for pts with end-stage heart failure (HF). Hemodialysis (HD) is considered an absolute contraindication to LVAD DT but not to bridge to transplant (BTT). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of HD on outcome in LVAD BTT pts.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2015 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: A. Levin, R.A. Garan, V.K. Topkara, K. Takeda, H. Takayama, D.M. Mancini, Y. Naka, P.C. Colombo, M. Yuzefpolskaya Source Type: research