Duration of Left Ventricular Assist Device Support Does Not Impact Survival After US Heart Transplantation

In the largest, non-industry sponsored study of a modern bridge to transplant cohort, we demonstrated that duration of LVAD support before orthotopic heart transplantation does not influence posttransplant morbidity or mortality. In subanalysis, support for 90 days or more is associated with improvements in pretransplant functional performance.