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SUBMITTER: Kiernan MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5717751 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Circulation. Heart failure 20171001 10
<h4>Background</h4>To investigate preimplant risk factors associated with early right ventricular assist device (RVAD) use in patients undergoing continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) surgery.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Patients in the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support who underwent primary continuous-flow-LVAD surgery were examined for concurrent or subsequent RVAD implantation within 14 days of LVAD. Risk factors for RVAD implantation and the co ...[more]