Validation of clinical scores for right ventricular failure prediction after implantation of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

• Published in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation Vol. 34; no. 12; pp. 1595 - 1603
• Main Authors: Kalogeropoulos, Andreas P., Kelkar, Anita, Weinberger, Jeremy F., Morris, Alanna A., Georgiopoulou, Vasiliki V., Markham, David W., Butler, Javed, Vega, J. David, Smith, Andrew L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2015
• Subjects: echocardiography; Female; Forecasting; heart failure; Heart Failure - diagnosis; Heart-Assist Devices; Humans; left ventricular assist device; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Prosthesis Design; right ventricle failure; Risk Assessment; risk prediction model; Surgery; Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - diagnosis; right ventricle failure; risk prediction model; heart failure; left ventricular assist device; echocardiography

Several clinical prediction schemes for right ventricular failure (RVF) risk after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation have been developed in both the pulsatile- and continuous-flow LVAD eras. The performance of these models has not been evaluated systematically in a continuous-flow L...