Diffusion of Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices in US Markets.
Thorarinn A BjarnasonAmgad MentiasSidakpal S PanaichMary-Vaughan SarrazinYubo GaoMilind Y DesaiAmbarish PandeySanket S DhruvaNihar R DesaiSaket GirotraPublished in: Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions (2022)
Although utilization of PVADs for PCI continues to increase, there is large variation in PVAD utilization across markets. Greater market utilization of PVADs was not associated with lower mortality but was associated with higher cost.