Sex-related differences in left ventricular assist device utilization and outcomes: results from the PCHF-VAD registry.
Sumant P RadhoeNina JakusJesse F VeenisPhilippe TimmermansAnne-Catherine PouleurPawel RubísEmeline M Van CraenenbroeckEdvinas GaizauskasEduardo Barge-CaballeroStefania PaolilloSebastian GrundmannDomenico D'AmarioOscar Ö BraunAggeliki GkouzioutaIvo PlanincJana Ljubas MacekBart MeynsWalter DroogneKarol WierzbickiKatarzyna HolcmanAndreas J FlammerHrvoje GasparovicBojan BiocinaDavor MilicicLars H LundFrank RuschitzkaJasper J BrugtsMaja CikesPublished in: ESC heart failure (2022)
In this contemporary European cohort of LVAD patients, far fewer women than men underwent LVAD implantation despite similar clinical outcomes. This is important as the proportion of female LVAD patients (19%) was lower than the proportion of females with advanced HF as reported in previous studies, suggesting underutilization. Also, female patients were remarkably more often in INTERMACS profile 1 or 2, suggesting later referral for LVAD therapy. Additional research in female patients is warranted.
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