The Right Prediction
[...]many clinical investigators who work in this area have attempted to assess RV function pre-operatively, so as to either better select appropriate candidates for LVAD support, mitigate the impact of poor RV function post-operatively, or allow planning for interventions such as RV assist devices....
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Published in | Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 60; no. 6; pp. 529 - 530 |
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Main Author | |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
United States
Elsevier Inc
07.08.2012
Elsevier Limited |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | [...]many clinical investigators who work in this area have attempted to assess RV function pre-operatively, so as to either better select appropriate candidates for LVAD support, mitigate the impact of poor RV function post-operatively, or allow planning for interventions such as RV assist devices. [...]it would appear more likely that this particular group of clinicians monitored RV function closely and treated RV failure aggressively. [...]the definition of RV failure used, while an accepted definition used in prior similar studies, may be flawed in that the definition relies heavily on a physician's reaction to a patient's condition more so than simply measuring the patient's condition. |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Editorial-2 ObjectType-Commentary-1 |
ISSN: | 0735-1097 1558-3597 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.04.033 |