Psychosocial Risk and Its Association With Outcomes in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advanced heart failure therapies such as left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation require intricate follow-up and complex care. We sought to explore the burden of psychosocial risk factors among patients with LVAD and their impact on postimplant outcomes using the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support.

Methods

Adult patients in the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support requiring durable LVAD between 2008 and 2017 were included. Individuals were determined to have psychosocial risk if they had one of the following: (1) limited social support; (2) limited cognition; (3) substance abuse (alcohol and drug); (4) severe psychiatric disease (including major depression and other major psychiatric diagnosi

SUBMITTER: DeFilippis EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7527209 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature