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Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADS): History, Clinical Application and Complications.
Authors: Eisen HJ Abstract Congestive heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality as well as a major health care cost in the developed world. Despite the introduction of highly effective heart failure medical therapies and simple devices such as cardiac resynchronization therapy that reduce mortality, improve cardiac function and quality of life, there remains a large number of patients who do not respond to these therapies or whose heart failure progresses despite optimal therapy. For these patients, cardiac transplantation is an option but is limited by donor availability as well as co-morbidities w...
Source: Korean Circulation Journal - June 28, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Korean Circ J Source Type: research

Device Therapy and Arrhythmia Management in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
linical Cardiology; and Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Abstract Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are an increasingly used strategy for the management of patients with advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Although these devices effectively improve survival, atrial and ventricular arrhythmias are common, predispose these patients to additional risk, and complicate patient management. However, there is no consensus on best practices for the medical management of these arrhythmias or on the optimal timing for procedural interventions in patients with refractory arrhythmias. Altho...
Source: Circulation - April 3, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gopinathannair R, Cornwell WK, Dukes JW, Ellis CR, Hickey KT, Joglar JA, Pagani FD, Roukoz H, Slaughter MS, Patton KK, American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee; Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee of the Council on Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Is resynchronization therapy really efficient in laminopathy?
ConclusionCardiac resynchronization therapy seems to be less efficient in LMNA patients compared to usual implanted patients with other type of advanced cardiomyopathy. An impaired right ventricular stroke function seems to be the only predictive factor leading to poor response to CRT.
Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements - March 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research