Left ventricular assist devices and their complications: a review for emergency clinicians

B Long, J Robertson, A Koyfman, W Brady - The American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction End stage heart failure is associated with high mortality. However, recent
developments such as the ventricular assist device (VAD) have improved patient outcomes …

Ventricular arrhythmias after left ventricular assist device

S Nakahara, C Chien, J Gelow, K Dalouk… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
The reported prevalence of ventricular arrhythmia (VA) after LVAD implantation varies on the
basis of patient population (eg, causes of cardiomyopathy, indication for LVAD, type of …

Ventricular arrhythmias and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: need for primary prevention?

AR Garan, M Yuzefpolskaya, PC Colombo… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the prevalence and significance of ventricular
arrhythmia (VA) and the role of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in patients …

Bridge to recovery: understanding the disconnect between clinical and biological outcomes

SG Drakos, AG Kfoury, J Stehlik, CH Selzman… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Left ventricular (LV) assist devices (LVADs) are increas-ingly used in everyday clinical
practice either as a bridge for end-stage heart failure (HF) patients to heart transplantation or …

Clinical myocardial recovery during long-term mechanical support in advanced heart failure: insights into moving the field forward

SG Drakos, MR Mehra - The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2016 - Elsevier
Myocardial remodeling induced by pressure and volume overload drives the vicious cycle of
progressive myocardial dysfunction in chronic heart failure (HF). Mechanical volume and …

Left ventricular assist device unloading effects on myocardial structure and function: current status of the field and call for action

SG Drakos, AG Kfoury, CH Selzman… - Current opinion in …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Left ventricular assist device unloading effects on myocardi... : Current Opinion in Cardiology
Left ventricular assist device unloading effects on myocardial structure and function: current …

A review of new-onset ventricular arrhythmia after left ventricular assist device implantation

J Shi, X Yu, Z Liu - Cardiology, 2022 - karger.com
Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a severe and terminal stage of various heart diseases. Left
ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are relatively mature and have contributed to the …

HFA of the ESC Position paper on the management of LVAD supported patients for the non LVAD specialist healthcare provider Part 1: Introduction and at the non …

B Ben Avraham, MG Crespo‐Leiro… - ESC Heart …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The accepted use of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) technology as a good alternative
for the treatment of patients with advanced heart failure together with the improved survival …

Predictors of ventricular arrhythmia after left ventricular assist device implantation: a large single-center observational study

E Efimova, J Fischer, L Bertagnolli, B Dinov, S Kircher… - Heart Rhythm, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are common in patients after left ventricular assist
device (LVAD) implantation. Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the …

Ventricular arrhythmias following continuous‐flow left ventricular assist device implantation: a systematic review

JS Gordon, EJ Maynes, JH Choi, CT Wood… - Artificial …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ventricular arrhythmias (VA) are not uncommon after continuous‐flow left ventricular assist
device (CF‐LVAD) implantation. In this systematic review, we sought to identify the patterns …