Using pulsatility responses to breath-hold maneuvers to predict readmission rates in continuous-flow left ventricular assist device patients.

Rohan Joshua KrishnaswamyDesiree RobsonAaron GunawanAnju RamanayakeSumita BaruaPankaj JainAudrey AdjiPeter Simon MacdonaldChristopher Simon Hayward Kavitha Muthiah

Published in: Artificial organs (2023)

Responses to inspiratory-breath-hold predicted hemodynamics and readmission risk. The impact of inspiratory-breath-hold on pulsatility can non-invasively guide hemodynamic management decisions, patient optimization, and readmission risk stratification.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
case report
patient reported outcomes