Continuous flow left ventricular assist devices do not worsen endothelial function in subjects with chronic heart failure: a pilot study

• Published in: ESC Heart Failure Vol. 8; no. 5; pp. 3587 - 3593
• Main Authors: Cortese, Francesca, Ciccone, Marco Matteo, Gesualdo, Michele, Iacoviello, Massimo, Frigerio, Maria, Cipriani, Manlio, Giannattasio, Cristina, Maloberti, Alessandro, Giordano, Paola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Blood pressure; Body mass index; Cardiomyopathy; Cholesterol; Continuous flow left ventricular assist device; Ejection fraction; Endothelial function; Heart failure; Heart rate; Heart transplant; Heart transplants; Hypertension; Ischemia; Laboratories; Original; Original s; Peptides; Population; Shear stress; Veins & arteries; New York; United States > US

Aims To evaluate endothelial function in subjects with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), comparing them with subjects with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction on the list for heart transplant (HT) and with HT patients with a normal systolic cardiac function to identify any di...