Does the distance between residency and implanting center affect the outcome of patients supported by left ventricular assist devices? A multicenter Italian study on radial mechanically assisted circulatory support (MIRAMACS) analysis.
Andrea LechiancoleAntonino LoforteAnna Mara ScandroglioMarina ComissoAttilio IacovoniMassimo MaianiGregorio GliozziMichele De BonisFrancesco MusumeciAmedeo TerziDavide PaciniUgolino LiviPublished in: Artificial organs (2022)
Distance from the IC does not represent a barrier to successful outcomes as long as regular and continuous follow-up is provided.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- acute myocardial infarction
- clinical trial
- cross sectional
- mitral valve
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- aortic valve
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- atrial fibrillation