Longitudinal cardiac dimensions in patients undergoing LVAD implantation.
Florian MeissnerSophie SzveticsMichelle Costa GalbasMaximilian RusseDavid SchibilskyKlaus KaierMartin CzernyWolfgang BothePublished in: Artificial organs (2024)
Longitudinal cardiac dimensions may be reduced by up to 40% after LVAD implantation. A better knowledge of these dimensions and their postoperative alterations in LVAD patients may improve surgical planning and help to design MCS devices with transventricular outflow cannula.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- left ventricular
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- cross sectional
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- heart failure
- patient reported outcomes
- obstructive sleep apnea
- intensive care unit
- positive airway pressure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome