Is it Safe for Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices to Undergo Non-Cardiac Surgery?

Is it Safe for Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices to Undergo Non-Cardiac Surgery?

<b>Background and Objectives:</b> Since the first use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) as bridge to recovery and bridge to cardiac transplantation in the early 1990s, significant technological advances have transformed VAD implantation into a routine destination therapy. With improve...

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Main Authors: Rafal Berger, Attila Nemeth, Christoph Salewski, Rodrigo Sandoval Boburg, Metesh Acharya, Alexander Weymann, Konstantin Zhigalov, Bastian Schmack, Michel Pompeu B. O. Sá, Christian Schlensak, Aron-Frederik Popov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
left ventricular assist device
LVAD
chronic heart failure
non-cardiac surgery
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/9/424

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