通过微轴流进行心脏移植的患者之间的结果与耐用左心室辅助器件支持的耐用左心室辅助器件相比

Alejandro Alvarez1, Krish C Dewan1, Carmelo A Milano1

  • 1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

概括

心脏移植的微轴左心室辅助装置 (ma-LVAD) 桥梁显示了与持久性LVAD (d-LVAD) 相似的生存率. ma-LVAD使用与手术后并发症减少和住院时间缩短有关.

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