Deactivation of LVAD support for myocardial recovery-surgical perspectives.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2024
Abstract
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are excellent therapies for advanced heart failure patients either bridged to transplant or for lifetime use. LVADs also allow for reverse remodeling of the failing heart that is often associated with functional improvement. Indeed, growing enthusiasm exists to better understand this population of patients, whereby the LVAD is used as an adjunct to mediate myocardial recovery. When patients achieve benchmarks suggesting that they no longer need LVAD support, questions related to the discontinuation of LVAD therapy become front and center. The purpose of this review is to provide a surgical perspective on the practical and technical issues surrounding LVAD deactivation.
Volume
43
Issue
9
First Page
1489
Last Page
1500
ISSN
1557-3117
Published In/Presented At
Nickel, I., Potapov, E., Sun, B., Zimpfer, D., Koliopoulou, A., Adachi, I., Anyanwu, A., Falk, V., Atluri, P., Faerber, G., Goldstein, D., Yarboro, L., Slaughter, M. S., Milano, C., Tsukashita, M., D'Alessandro, D., Silvestry, S., Kirov, H., Bommareddi, S., Lanmüller, P., … Selzman, C. H. (2024). Deactivation of LVAD support for myocardial recovery-surgical perspectives. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 43(9), 1489–1500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2024.05.005
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
38744354
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article