Impact of pretransplant left ventricular assist device support duration on outcome after heart transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Heart transplantation after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation remains challenging. It is still unclear whether its support duration impacts the outcome after transplantation.

Methods

All patients undergoing heart transplantation between 2010 and 2021 at a single department after previous left ventricular assistance were retrospectively reviewed and divided into 4 different study groups with regard to the duration of LVAD support to examine the impact on the postoperative morbidity and mortality.

Results

A total of n = 198 patients were included and assigned to the 4 study groups (group 1: <90 days, n = 14; group 2: 90 days to 1 year, n = 31; group 3: 1-2 years, n = 29; group 4: >2 years, n = 24). Although there were no differences between t

SUBMITTER: Immohr MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860434 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature