Winter LVAD implantation is associated with adverse clinical outcomes.

Teruhiko ImamuraPamela CombsUmar A Siddiqi William G CohenStephanie BesserColleen LaBuhnSaeid MirzaiValluvan Jeevanandam

Published in: The International journal of artificial organs (2020)

Patients who underwent LVAD implantation during the winter season had a higher heart failure readmission rate. A detailed mechanism and therapeutic strategy given our findings warrant further investigation.

Keyphrases

heart failure
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
cardiac resynchronization therapy