Left ventricular decompression during speed optimization ramps in patients supported by continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: Device-specific performance characteristics and impact on diagnostic algorithms

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 785-791

  Uriel, Nir ^a   Levin, Allison P ^b   Sayer, Gabriel T ^a   Mody, Kanika P ^b   Thomas, Sunu S ^b   Adatya, Sirtaz ^a   Yuzefpolskaya, Melana ^b   Garan, Arthur R ^b   Breskin, Alexander ^b   Takayama, Hiroo ^b   Colombo, Paolo C ^b   Naka, Yoshifumi ^b   Burkhoff, Daniel ^c   Jorde, Ulrich P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c HEARTWARE INC   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

LVAD; LVEDD slope; Ramp; unloading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; DECOMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC RAMP TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR DECOMPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VELOCITY; VITAL SIGN; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84942586344     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.06.010     Document Type: Article

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