Comparison of heart transplant outcomes between recipients with pulsatile- vs continuous-flow LVAD.

Farhang YazdchiTaufiek Konrad RajabDaniel RinewaltDan LobermanPrem ShekarEdward PercySameer A HirjiRead UrbanRebecca R LehmanHari R MallidiSteve K Singh

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)

Survival and freedom from graft failure after heart transplantation is similar between CF and PF LVADs. These findings are relevant as the use of CF devices increases despite physiologic changes related to the absence of pulsatility.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
free survival
kidney transplantation
metabolic syndrome
glycemic control
clinical evaluation