How does age affect outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation: results from the PCHF-VAD registry.
Sumant P RadhoeJesse F VeenisNina JakusPhilippe TimmermansAnne-Catherine PouleurPawel RubísEmeline M Van CraenenbroeckEdvinas GaizauskasEduardo Barge-CaballeroStefania PaolilloSebastian GrundmannDomenico D'AmarioOscar Ö BraunAggeliki GkouzioutaIvo PlanincJure SamardzicBart MeynsWalter DroogneKarol WierzbickiKatarzyna HolcmanAndreas J FlammerHrvoje GasparovicBojan BiocinaLars H LundDavor MilicicFrank RuschitzkaMaja CikesJasper J BrugtsPublished in: ESC heart failure (2022)
In the PCHF-VAD registry, higher age was associated with increased risk of mortality, and especially with increased risk of major bleeding, which is particularly relevant for the DT population. The risks of HF hospitalizations, pump thrombosis, ventricular arrhythmia, or RV failure were comparable. Strikingly, older patients had less device-related infections.