Impact of pretransplant left ventricular assist device support duration on outcome after heart transplantation.

Moritz Benjamin ImmohrHug AubinSophiko Erbel-KhurtsidzeHannan DalyanogluRaphael Romano BrunoRalf WestenfeldIgor TudorachePayam AkhyariUdo Boeken Artur Lichtenberg

Published in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2021)

We cannot identify a significant impact of the duration of pretransplant LVAD support on postoperative outcome; therefore, we cannot recommend a certain timeframe for transplantation of LVAD patients.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
patients undergoing
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
stem cells
patient reported outcomes