Pulmonary arterial elastance and INTERMACS-defined right heart failure following left ventricular assist device

R Muslem, CS Ong, B Tomashitis, J Schultz… - Circulation: Heart …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Acute right heart failure (RHF) after left ventricular assist device implantation
remains a major source of morbidity and mortality, yet the definition of RHF and the …

Changes in cardiopulmonary exercise testing parameters following continuous flow left ventricular assist device implantation and heart transplantation

SM Dunlay, TG Allison, NL Pereira - Journal of cardiac failure, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Reduced exercise tolerance from impaired cardiac output is an important
criterion for left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. However, little is known about …

Outcomes after tricuspid valve surgery concomitant with left ventricular assist device implantation in the EUROMACS registry: a propensity score matched analysis

KM Veen, K Caliskan, TMMH de By… - European Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is common in patients receiving a left ventricular
assist device (LVAD). Controversy exists as to whether concomitant tricuspid valve surgery …

Valvular heart disease in patients supported with left ventricular assist devices

TS Wang, AF Hernandez, GM Felker… - Circulation: Heart …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Initiation of LVAD support may exacerbate preexisting AI via the mechanisms highlighted
above. 9, 12 An incompetent AV can lead to a closed loop with blood flowing from the LV …

The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Prediction of Right Heart Failure after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Comprehensive …

O Balcioglu, C Ozgocmen, DU Ozsahin, T Yagdi - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
One of the most challenging and prevalent side effects of LVAD implantation is that of right
heart failure (RHF) that may develop afterwards. The purpose of this study is to review and …

Prevalence, predictors, and prognostic value of residual tricuspid regurgitation in patients with left ventricular assist device

K Nakanishi, S Homma, J Han… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Although implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) generally
improves tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in short‐term follow‐up, the clinical significance of …

Surgical treatment of tricuspid valve regurgitation in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation: interim analysis of the TVVAD trial

MM Pla, Y Chiang, A Nicoara, E Poehlein… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Right heart failure remains a serious complication of left ventricular assist device
therapy. Many patients presenting for left ventricular assist device implantation have …

Heart failure etiology and risk of right heart failure in adult left ventricular assist device support: the European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support …

BB Løgstrup, P Nemec, F Schoenrath… - Scandinavian …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Development of right ventricular failure (RVF) after left ventricular assist device
(LVAD) implantation remains a leading cause of perioperative morbidity, end-organ …

Clinical implications of late-onset right ventricular failure after implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device as bridge to transplantation

MJ Ruiz-Cano, L Ramazyan, R Schramm… - European Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES The development of late-onset right ventricular failure (LoRVF) that occurs
months after a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is implanted is a clinical …

Left ventricular assist device implantation with and without concomitant tricuspid valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KM Veen, R Muslem, OI Soliman… - European Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Moderate-to-severe tricuspid regurgitation is common in end-stage heart
disease and is associated with an impaired survival after left ventricular assist device …