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SUBMITTER: Imamura T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7135913 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of cardiac surgery 20200116 3
<h4>Introduction</h4>Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) exchange has been historically associated with a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. It is unknown, however, whether these outcomes have improved. We aimed to compare clinical outcomes following LVAD exchange to those following initial LVAD implant in a contemporary patient cohort.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 115 LVAD patients were enrolled between 2014 and 2017 and followed for 1 year. Of these, 15 patients (54.5 ± 13.3 years old ...[more]