Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Primer For the General Cardiologist.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-20-2022
Abstract
Durable implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been shown to improve survival and quality of life for patients with stage D heart failure. Even though LVADs remain underused overall, the number of patients with heart failure supported with LVADs is steadily increasing. Therefore, general cardiologists will increasingly encounter these patients. In this review, we provide an overview of the field of durable LVADs. We discuss which patients should be referred for consideration of advanced heart failure therapies. We summarize the basic principles of LVAD care, including medical and surgical considerations. We also discuss the common complications associated with LVAD therapy, including bleeding, infections, thrombotic issues, and neurologic events. Our goal is to provide a primer for the general cardiologist in the recognition of patients who could benefit from LVADs and in the principles of managing patients with LVAD. Our hope is to "demystify" LVADs for the general cardiologist.
Volume
11
Issue
24
First Page
027251
Last Page
027251
ISSN
2047-9980
Published In/Presented At
Chaudhry, S. P., DeVore, A. D., Vidula, H., Nassif, M., Mudy, K., Birati, E. Y., Gong, T., Atluri, P., Pham, D., Sun, B., Bansal, A., Najjar, S. S., & Future Leaders In Growing Heart Failure Therapies (FLIGHT) Investigators (2022). Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Primer For the General Cardiologist. Journal of the American Heart Association, 11(24), e027251. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.027251
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
36515226
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article