TY - JOUR
T1 - Left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation
AU - Holley, Christopher T.
AU - Harvey, Laura
AU - John, Ranjit
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Heart failure remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting over five million patients in the United States. Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have become the standard of care for patients with end stage heart failure. This review highlights the current state of LVAD as a bridge to transplant (BTT) in patients requiring mechanical circulatory support (MCS).
AB - Heart failure remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting over five million patients in the United States. Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have become the standard of care for patients with end stage heart failure. This review highlights the current state of LVAD as a bridge to transplant (BTT) in patients requiring mechanical circulatory support (MCS).
KW - Bridge to transplant (BTT)
KW - Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD)
KW - Mechanical circulatory support (MCS)
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U2 - 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.06.46
DO - 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.06.46
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84907011034
SN - 2072-1439
VL - 6
SP - 1110
EP - 1119
JO - Journal of Thoracic Disease
JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease
IS - 8
ER -