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Utilizing Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
Published on: June 12, 2021
A Critical Care Cardiology Perspective on Managing Acute Emergencies in Patients With Durable Ventricular Assist
Aniket S Rali1, Alexis-Danielle Roberts2, Vanessa Blumer3
1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Durable left ventricular assist devices (dLVAD) remain a lifesaving therapy in patients with stage D heart failure that is refractory to conventional medical therapies. Owing to improvements in technology and patient outcomes, the number of patients supported with dLVADs has increased over the past decade. Despite this growing population, there are few resources for cardiovascular intensivists that integrate epidemiology, diagnostic workup and multidisciplinary medical management of acute emergencies in patients supported with dLVADs.
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