Temporal Differences in Adverse Event Rates in Patients Bridged With the HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device

Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have significantly improved survival and quality of life in patients with advanced heart failure. However, these devices are associated with significant adverse events (AEs), particularly bleeding, infection, stroke and right heart failure. We sought to evaluate temporal differences in AE rates in patients bridged to transplantation.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2015 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: S. Maltais, K.D. Aaronson, J.J. Teuteberg, M.S. Slaughter, S.S. Najjar, V. Jeevanandam, D.T. Pham, E.C. McGee, K. Najarian, R.L. Kormos Source Type: research