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Risk factors for percutaneous left ventricular assist device explant complications.

Jason P SchottAkash RusiaStephen LynchAdam TawneySyed F MustafaAbdalla K BallaIvan D Hanson
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2022)
Risk factors for pLVAD explant complications include PAD, female gender, and cardiogenic shock. There was no difference in complication rates between explant settings among cardiogenic shock patients, but shorter length of stay when performed in the CL. There was no difference in complication rates when using the crossover balloon occlusion technique.
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