Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy:A Focused Review on Optimal Patient Selection and Long-Term Follow-up Using Echocardiography

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摘要 Despitewidespreadawarenessanduseofscientificallyprovenlife-prolongingmedicalanddevice-basedtherapiesoverthelasttwodecades,heartfailureremainsaleadingcauseofmorbidity,mortality,andhealthcareexpenditureintheUnitedStates.Mechanicalcirculatorysupportwithacontinuous-flowleftventricularassistdevice(CF-LVAD),eitherasabridgetohearttransplantationorasdestinationtherapy,isanincreasinglyusedtreatmentmodalityforpatientswithadvancedheartfailuresyndromesthatworsendespitetheirreceivingstandardtherapies.CF-LVADsupportcreatesuniquehemodynamicalterationsthatmustbeunderstoodtoprovideappropriatecareforthesepatientsbeforeandafterimplantation.EchocardiographyisessentialintheevaluationofpatientswhoarebeingconsideredfororaremechanicallysupportedbyCF-LVADs.Hereweprovideafocusedclinicalreviewontheuseofechocardiographyintwomainaspectsoftheevaluationofthesepatients:(a)optimalpatientselectionforCF-LVADsupportand(b)followupassessmentofoptimalpumpfunction.
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出处 《心血管创新与应用》 2015年B10期
出版日期 2015年04月21日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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