Cerebrovascular Events in Patients With Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Propensity Score-Matched Analysis From the Intermacs Registry.
Sung-Min ChoJ Hunter MehaffeySusan L MeyersRyan S CantorRandall C StarlingJames K KirklinJeffrey P JacobsJohn KernKen UchinoLeora T YarboroPublished in: Circulation (2021)
HM3 is associated with lower hazard of major NAEs than is HVAD beyond the early postimplantation period and during the constant hazard phase. Defining the explanation for this observation will inform device selection for individual patients.