Clinical outcomes after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conveying the complex trade-offs of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices is challenging and made more difficult by absence of an evidence summary for the full range of possible outcomes. We aimed to summarize the current evidence on outcomes of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices.

Methods and results

PubMed and Cochrane Library were searched from January 2007 to December 2013, supplemented with manual review. Three reviewers independently assessed each study for saliency on patient-centered outcomes. Data were summarized in tabular form. Overall study characteristics encouraged inclusion of all indications (destination therapy and bridge to transplant) and prevented meta-analysis. The electronic search identified 465 abstracts, of which 50 m

SUBMITTER: McIlvennan CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4241134 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature