Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5614400 | Journal of Cardiac Failure | 2017 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
LVAD patients with at least mild AI have increased filling pressures and reduced PAPI. Normalization of filling pressures can be achieved by increasing LVAD speed; however, this concomitantly worsens AI severity. The long-term hemodynamic consequences of this approach are unknown.
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Authors
Gabriel MD, Nitasha MD, Gene H. MD, Sirtaz MD, Diego MD, Daniel BA, Eric BS, RDCS, Takeyoshi MD PhD, Valluvan MD, Roberto MD, Nir MD, MSc,