Cognitive Change After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Case Series and Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion is a potential mechanism that causes cognitive impairment in patients with heart failure. Cognitive impairment in this population is associated with an increased mortality and poorer quality of life. Understanding the etiopathogenesis of cognitive impairment is crucial to developing effective treatment. A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a durable mechanical circulatory support device that restores systemic perfusion in patients with heart failure, potentially reversing cerebral hypoperfusion and cognitive impairment.

Objective

This case series and systematic review examines the effect of LVAD implantation on cognition in patients with heart failure.

Methods

We report a case series of 4 LVAD recipients at a tertiary ac

SUBMITTER: Choi JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9809990 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature