OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and effect on
outcomes of right ventricular failure in a large population of patients implanted with
continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. METHODS: Patients (n= 484) enrolled in the
HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (Thoratec, Pleasanton, Calif) bridge-to-
transplantation clinical trial were examined for the occurrence of right ventricular failure.
Right ventricular failure was defined as requiring a right ventricular assist device, 14 or more …

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ventricular failure in patients with the HeartMate II continuous-flow left ventricular assist
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