Effects of socioeconomic status on clinical outcomes with ventricular assist devices.
Mustafa M AhmedStephen M MagarEric I JengGeorge J ArnaoutakisThomas M BeaverJuan VilaroCharles T KlodellJuan M ArandaPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2018)
Patients with lower SES receive the same survival benefit from VAD implantation and are not more likely to have 30-day readmissions, complications of device support, or prolonged implant LOS. Therefore, VAD implantation should not be withheld based on these parameters alone.