作者
Spencer D Lalonde, Ana C Alba, Alanna Rigobon, Heather J Ross, Diego H Delgado, Filio Billia, Michael McDonald, Robert J Cusimano, Terrence M Yau, Vivek Rao
发表日期
2013/9
期刊
Journal of Cardiac Surgery: Including Mechanical and Biological Support for the Heart and Lungs
卷号
28
期号
5
页码范围
604-610
简介
Background
The HeartWare ventricular assist device (HVAD) is a new generation centrifugal flow VAD recently introduced in Canada. The objective of this study was to compare the HVAD device to the HeartMate II (HMII) axial flow device. Very few studies have compared clinical outcomes between newer generation VADs.
Methods
All perioperative and follow‐up data on LVAD recipients were collected prospectively in our institutional database. Between January 2006 and April 2012, 46 consecutive patients underwent implantation of either an HVAD (n = 13) or a HMII (n = 33) device. Pre‐implant demographics, perioperative and postoperative clinical outcomes were reviewed between groups.
Results
Overall, the baseline characteristics, demographics, co‐morbidities and laboratory values were comparable between the two groups. The majority of the patients were Interagency Registry for Mechanical …
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