Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with ventricular arrhythmias after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implant.
Simone GullettaAnna Mara ScandroglioLuigi PannoneGiulio FalasconiGiulio MelisurgoSilvia AjelloGiuseppe D'AngeloLorenzo GigliFelicia LipartitiEustachio AgricolaElisabetta LapennaAlessandro CastiglioniMichele De BonisGiovanni LandoniPaolo Della BellaAlberto ZangrilloPasquale VergaraPublished in: Artificial organs (2022)
VAs in CF-LVAD are a common clinical problem, but they do not impact mortality. Timing of ICD implantation does not have a significant impact on patients' survival. Patients with BiV pacing ≥98% experienced more frequently VAs.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular assist device
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- cystic fibrosis
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular events
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- soft tissue
- skeletal muscle
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- weight loss