Estudio prospectivo multicéntrico de recuperación miocárdica utilizando dispositivos de asistencia ventricular

Emma J Birks1,2, Stavros G Drakos3, Snehal R Patel4

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (E.J.B.), University of Louisville, KY.

Circulation
|October 26, 2020
PubMed
Resumen

Un nuevo protocolo que combina la descarga del dispositivo de asistencia ventricular izquierda (LVAD) con la terapia farmacológica logró una alta tasa de exploración de LVAD en pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca avanzada. Esta estrategia demostró su viabilidad y reproducibilidad en múltiples centros.

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