Clinical Evolution of Patients Using Ventricular Assist Devices as a Bridge for Transplantation

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 796 - 803
• Main Authors: Cestari, V., Pessoa, V.L., de Souza Neto, J.D., Moreira, T., Florêncio, R., de Vasconcelos, G.G., Souza, L., Braga, A., Sobral, M.G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Brazil; Female; Heart Failure - mortality; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Heart Failure - surgery; Heart Transplantation; Heart-Assist Devices - adverse effects; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Waiting Lists - mortality

To evaluate the clinical evolution of patients with implantation of ventricular assist device (VAD) and identify the intervening factors for death. This analytical, retrospective study was carried out in a public reference hospital in cardiopulmonary diseases located in northeastern Brazil. The stud...