The influence of preoperative dialysis on survival after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation.

Harveen K Lamba Fadi I Musfee Subhasis Chatterjee Ajith P Nair Andrew B Civitello Leo Simpson O H Frazier George V Letsou

Published in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2022)

Carefully selected patients who are stable on long-term dialysis have acceptable survival rates after CF-LVAD implantation. Patients with acute renal failure had much poorer outcomes than those with chronic end-stage renal disease.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
left ventricular assist device
cystic fibrosis
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
metabolic syndrome
drug induced