Prediction of Right Heart Failure in LVAD Candidates: Current Approaches and Future Directions.

ABSTRACT: Right heart failure is a condition where the right ventricle fails to pump blood into the pulmonary artery, and, in turn, the lungs. This condition frequently presents after the implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Ventricular assist candidates who have LVADs implanted possess various pathophysiological and cardiovascular features that contribute to the later development of RHF. With LVADs serving as bridge-to-transplantation, bridge-to-candidacy, and destination therapies, it is imperative that the pre-operative indicators of RHF are identified and assessed. Multiple predictive models and parameters have been developed to quantify the risk of post-LVAD right heart failure. Clinical, laboratory, hemodynamic, and echocardiographic parameters have all been used to develop

SUBMITTER: Vogel F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12295032 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature