Exercise rehabilitation in heart failure patients has been shown to improve quality of life
(QoL) and survival. It is also recommended in clinical practice guidelines for ventricular …

Objectives This study sought to characterize the hemodynamic response to exercise in
LVAD-supported patients and identify parameters most strongly associated with peak …

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) restore cardiovascular circulatory demand at rest with
a spontaneous increase in pump flow to exercise. The relevant contribution of cardiac output …

BACKGROUND Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is an established
treatment for patients with advanced heart failure. To date, studies evaluating the impact of …

Patients supported with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) have impaired cardiovascular
adaptations during exercise, resulting in reduced total cardiac output and exercise …

Patients with a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) are hemodynamically stable but show an
impaired exercise capacity. Aim of this work is to identify and to describe the limiting factors …

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) assure longer survival to patients, but exercise
capacity is limited compared to normal values. Overall, LVAD patients show high wedge …

Introduction Oxygen consumption during activities of daily life (ADL) is not described in
recipients of left ventricular assist device (LVAD). We aimed to investigate the relation …

Current left ventricular assist devices are designed to reestablish patient's hemodynamics at
rest but they lack the suitability to sustain the heart adequately during physical exercise. Aim …

The use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) as a long-term therapy for end-stage heart
failure is associated with many psychosocial considerations for both patients and their …