Challenges and Future Directions in Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy
| Autor: | Stephen H. Bailey, Srinivas Murali, Manreet Kanwar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Cost-Benefit Analysis Ventricular Dysfunction Right medicine.medical_treatment 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Risk Assessment Prosthesis Implantation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Patient-Centered Care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Heart-Assist Devices Intensive care medicine Adverse effect Heart Failure Heart transplantation business.industry Patient Selection Stroke Volume General Medicine Stroke volume medicine.disease Ventricular assist device Heart failure Quality of Life Heart Transplantation business Risk assessment |
| Zdroj: | Critical Care Clinics. 34:479-492 |
| ISSN: | 0749-0704 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ccc.2018.03.010 |
| Popis: | The clinical use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) in the growing epidemic of heart failure has improved quality of life and long-term survival for this otherwise devastating disease. The current generation of commercially available devices offers a smaller profile that simplifies surgical implantation, a design that optimizes blood flow characteristics, with less adverse events and improved durability than their predecessors. Despite this, the risk for adverse events remains significant, as do burdens for patients and their caregivers. Appropriate patient selection remains key to optimal LVAD outcomes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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