Risk factors for stroke on left ventricular assist devices.
Muath BishawiJeremy JosephChetan PatelJacob SchroderMani DaneshmandDawn BowlesJoseph RogersCarmelo MilanoPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2018)
Postoperative stroke after LVAD implantation was associated with higher mortality. A history of previous CVA, VTE, and hyperlipidemia were independently associated with stroke while on LVAD support.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left ventricular
- venous thromboembolism
- cardiovascular events
- cerebral ischemia
- left ventricular assist device
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- skeletal muscle
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- brain injury
- insulin resistance
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- aortic valve
- subarachnoid hemorrhage