Impact of left ventricular inspection employing cardiopulmonary bypass on outcome after implantation of left ventricular assist device.

Daniel Lewin Gaik Nersesian Luise RoehrichMarcus MuellerJohanna MulzerJulia SteinMarian Kukucka Christoph T Starck Felix Schoenrath Volkmar Falk Sascha Ott Evgenij V Potapov

Published in: Artificial organs (2021)

Visual LV inspection on CPB may reduce the risk of postoperative ischemic stroke. Despite the negative effects of employing CPB in lieu of other intraoperative strategies, survival was similar in both groups.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
left ventricular
patients undergoing
atrial fibrillation
heart failure
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
acute myocardial infarction
cardiac resynchronization therapy
aortic stenosis
mitral valve
free survival
coronary artery disease