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Left ventricular assist systems and strokes: Statins to the rescue?
The development of durable left ventricular assist systems (LVASs) has been critical in providing an option for management of end-stage heart disease and addressing the increasing gap between demand and supply of donor cardiac allografts for management of end-stage heart disease. The technology also provides an alternative to heart transplantation in many patients. Unfortunately, the long-term use of LVASs has been associated with significant morbidities, the most devastating of which may relate to the thrombogenicity of the artificial devices, leading to ischemic stroke or pump thrombosis.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Jignesh K. Patel Tags: EDITORIAL COMMENTARY Source Type: research

Left Ventricular Assist Systems and Strokes- Statins to the Rescue?
The development of durable left ventricular assist systems (LVAS) has been critical in providing an option for management of end-stage heart disease and addressing the increasing gap between demand and supply of donor cardiac allografts for management of end-stage heart disease. The technology also provides an alternative to heart transplantation in many patients. Unfortunately, the long-term use of LVAS has been associated with significant morbidities, the most devastating of which may relate to the thrombogenicity of the artificial devices, leading to ischemic stroke or pump thrombosis.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Jignesh Patel Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

The Impact of Statin Therapy on Neurological Events Following Left Ventricular Assist System Implantation in Advanced Heart Failure
Stroke is a leading cause of disability and death in advanced heart failure patients supported with continuous-flow left ventricular assist systems (CF-LVAS). Statins (HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors) reduce the risk of major cardiovascular and neurological events, such as stroke, but their impact has not been evaluated in patients implanted with CF-LVAS. We sought to explore the association between use of statin therapy and subsequent occurrence of neurological events, particularly stroke, following CF-LVAS implantation.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 3, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Jefferson L. Vieira, Michael Pfeffer, Brian L. Claggett, Garrick C. Stewart, Michael M. Givertz, Lara Coakley, Hari R. Mallidi, Mandeep R. Mehra Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research