Patients supported for over 4 years with left ventricular assist devices

Evgenij V. Potapov; Michael J. Jurmann; Thorsten Drews; Miralem Pasic; Matthias Loebe; Yuguo Weng; Roland Hetzer

doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.02.003

Patients supported for over 4 years with left ventricular assist devices

Evgenij V. Potapov, Michael J. Jurmann, Thorsten Drews, Miralem Pasic, Matthias Loebe, Yuguo Weng, Roland Hetzer

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Abstract

Ventricular assist device implantation has become an established therapy in adults and children for bridging to heart transplantation or to aid myocardial recovery. Recently, implantation of left ventricular assist devices as definitive therapy has been recognized as a better option than pharmacological treatment in patients who are not candidates for heart transplantation. This study presents our institution's experience with five patients successfully supported by two different left ventricular assist devices for over 4 years. This unique experience shows that left ventricular assist device support can be extended beyond 4 years with good quality of life and low risk, making it a good alternative for non-transplant candidates.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	756-759
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Heart Failure
Volume	8
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.02.003
State	Published - Nov 2006

Keywords

Destination therapy
Heart failure
Heart transplantation
Left ventricular assist device
Non-transplant candidate

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Patients supported for over 4 years with left ventricular assist devices

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