Left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation

Christopher T Holley; Laura Harvey; Ranjit John

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.06.46

Left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to cardiac transplantation

J Thorac Dis. 2014 Aug;6(8):1110-9. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.06.46.

Authors

Christopher T Holley¹, Laura Harvey¹, Ranjit John¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.

PMID: 25132978
PMCID: PMC4133552
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.06.46

Abstract

Heart failure remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting over five million patients in the United States. Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have become the standard of care for patients with end stage heart failure. This review highlights the current state of LVAD as a bridge to transplant (BTT) in patients requiring mechanical circulatory support (MCS).

Keywords: Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD); bridge to transplant (BTT); mechanical circulatory support (MCS).

Publication types

Review