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Insertion, Maintenance, and Removal of the Percutaneous Dual Lumen Cannula Right Ventricular Assist Device
Published on: July 20, 2022
Chronic outpatient management of patients with a left ventricular assist device
Elisa M Smith1, Jennifer Franzwa1
11 Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA ; 2 Cardiomyopathy Treatment Program, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Abstract:
The use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) as treatment for advanced heart failure (HF) has grown exponentially over the past 15 years. The continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) has become the most used form of MCS in advanced HF, especially since approval of use as destination therapy (DT) and with the lack of organ availability. Long-term survival has improved and diligent outpatient management is thus particularly critical to achieve optimal outcomes. This review will discuss outpatient management strategies for patients with HF and a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
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