Impact of renal function recovery utilizing left ventricular assist device support.

Mohammed A QuaderAdam M GoodreauRyan M JohnsonLuke G WolfeGeorge M Feldman

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)

RI improves significantly with LVAD support. Improvements in GFR are marked in the first 30 days. Among those patients requiring either pre- or post-operative HD, a majority recovered renal function.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes