Impact of left ventricular assist devices and heart transplants on acute myocardial infarction and heart failure mortality and readmission measures.
Eric J BrandtJoseph R RossJacqueline N GradyTariq AhmadSumeet PawarSusannah M BernheimNihar R DesaiPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Hospitals caring for ≥6 patients with LVAD or ≥1 heart transplantation typically had a trend toward lower RSMRs but higher RSRRs. Rates were insignificantly changed when these patients were excluded. LVADs were primarily for acute-care in the AMI cohort and chronic support in the HF cohort. LVAD and heart transplantation patients are a distinct group with differential care requirements and outcomes, thus should be considered separately from the rest of the HF cohort.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- acute myocardial infarction
- left ventricular
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- acute care
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiovascular disease
- aortic stenosis
- acute coronary syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- cardiovascular events
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- patient reported
- weight loss