Monitoring pulmonary pressures during long‐term continuous‐flow left ventricular assist device and fixed pulmonary hypertension: redefining alleged pathophysiological mechanisms?

Monitoring pulmonary pressures during long‐term continuous‐flow left ventricular assist device and fixed pulmonary hypertension: redefining alleged pathophysiological mechanisms?

Abstract Pulmonary hypertension (PH) type II (classified by the World Health Organization) is a common complication in chronic left‐sided heart failure. In advanced heart failure therapy, fixed PH is an absolute contraindication for heart transplantation after which a left ventricular assist device...

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Main Authors: Chantal C. De Bakker, Jesse F. Veenis, Olivier C. Manintveld, Alina A. Constantinescu, K. Caliskan, Corstiaan A. denUil, Jasper J. Brugts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
Subjects:
Heart failure
Pulmonary hypertension
CardioMEMS
LVAD
HeartMate 3
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12594

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12594

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