Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices and valvular heart disease: a comprehensive review

PE Noly, FD Pagani, N Noiseux, JM Stulak… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mechanical circulatory support with implantable durable continuous-flow left ventricular
assist devices (CF-LVADs) represents an established surgical treatment option for patients …

Pathophysiology and management of valvular disease in patients with destination left ventricular assist devices

I Dimarakis, P Callan, M Khorsandi, JD Pal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Over the last two decades, implantable continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD)
have proven to be invaluable tools for the management of selected advanced heart failure …

MitraClip implantation followed by insertion of a left ventricular assist device in patients with advanced heart failure

MM Kreusser, S Hamed, A Weber, B Schmack… - ESC Heart …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Mitral valve regurgitation (MR) is common in patients with advanced heart failure (HF).
Percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR) via MitraClip (MC) has emerged as a feasible …

Prognostic value of mitral regurgitation in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device deployment: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Arjomandi Rad, A Zubarevich, V Shah… - Artificial …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) represent an important therapeutic
option for patients progressing to end‐stage heart failure. LVAD has previously been shown …

Impact of severe mitral regurgitation on postoperative outcome after durable left‐ventricular assist device implantation

A Zubarevich, M Szczechowicz… - Artificial …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Mitral valve regurgitation (MR) is a common finding in patients with end‐stage
heart failure. The aim of the study was to analyze the impact of preoperative moderate‐to …

[HTML][HTML] The Long-Term Survival of LVAD Patients—A TriNetX Database Analysis

N Nair, B Mahesh, D Du - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Donor shortage limits the utilization of heart transplantation, making it available
for only a fraction of the patients on the transplant waiting list. Therefore, continuous-flow left …

Understanding the impact of mitral regurgitation at the time of LVAD implantation

FD Pagani - The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2020 - jhltonline.org
Significant mitral regurgitation (MR) is a frequent manifestation of advanced heart failure and
has been associated with a worse prognosis. 1, 2 Functional MR is the most common mitral …

Managing valvular pathology during LVAD implantation

MJ Carr, SA Smith, MS Slaughter, S Pahwa - Indian Journal of Thoracic …, 2023 - Springer
Since the time of their invention, implantable continuous flow left ventricular assist devices
(LVADs) have improved the quality of life and extended survival for patients with advanced …

Outcomes of MitraClip and surgical mitral valve repair in patients with left ventricular assist device

MTU Din, AMK Minhas, MO Muslim… - American Journal of …, 2022 - ajconline.org
Innovations in left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have revolutionized the treatment of
advanced heart failure. 1, 2 However, accurate outcome prognostication is limited in the …

Predictors of residual mitral regurgitation after left ventricular assist device implantation

Y Kimura, T Okumura, S Kazama… - … Journal of Artificial …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Patients with advanced heart failure often have functional mitral regurgitation. Left
ventricular assist device implantation improves functional mitral regurgitation through left …