Propensity score-based analysis of long-term follow-up in patients supported with durable centrifugal left ventricular assist devices: the EUROMACS analysis.
Evgenij V PotapovGaik NersesianDaniel LewinMustafa ÖzbaranTheo M M H de ByJulia SteinYuriy PyaJan F GummertFaiz RamjankhanMichael O ZembalaKevin DammanThierry CarrelBart MeynsDaniel ZimpferIvan NetukaPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
Mid-term survival in both groups was similar in a propensity-matched analysis. The risk of device malfunction, neurological dysfunction and intracranial bleeding was significantly higher in HW patients.