Impact of bridging with left ventricular assist device on right ventricular function following heart transplantation

Impact of bridging with left ventricular assist device on right ventricular function following heart transplantation

Abstract Aims Patients awaiting orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) can be bridged utilizing a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) that reduces left ventricular filling pressures, decreases pulmonary artery wedge pressure, and maintains adequate cardiac output. This study set out to examine the...

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Main Authors: Annika Ingvarsson, Grunde Gjesdal, Saeideh Borgenvik, Anna Werther Evaldsson, Johan Waktare, Oscar Braun, Gustav J. Smith, Anders Roijer, Göran Rådegran, Carl Meurling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-06-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
Subjects:
Two‐dimensional echocardiography
Early follow up
Strain
Heart transplantation
Right heart catheterization
Left ventricular assist device
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13890
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