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Short-term single-centre experience with the HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device for advanced heart failure by Anna Nowacka; Roger Hullin; Piergiorgio Tozzi; Nicolas Barras; Julien Regamey; Patrick Yerly; Lorenzo Rosner; Carlos Marcucci; Marco Rusca; Lucas Liaudet; Matthias Kirsch is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to analyse clinical characteristics, survival and adverse events of patients with advanced heart failure supported using the Abbott HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD). ## METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 42 consecutive HeartMate 3 recipients implanted in our centre between 1 November 2015 and 31 October 2019. ## RESULTS Our series comprised 39 males, aged 56.7 ± 11.8 years. Eleven (26%) patients had preimplant INTERMACS clinical profiles of 1 or 2. The mean duration support was 14.0 ± 10.6 months (range 0.69–44 months). During follow-up, 4 (10%) patients died while on support, 13 (35%) patients received a heart transplant and 25 patients are still ongoing. Actuarial survival after LVAD implantation was 88.4 ± 5.5% and 84.4 ± 6.6% at 1 and 2 years, respectively. There were no cases of pump thrombosis or technical malfunction. Seven (17%) patients required post-implant temporary right ventricular support. Adverse events included bleeding requiring surgery in 13 (31%) patients, gastrointestinal bleeding in 6 (14%) patients, LVAD-specific infections in 19 (45%) patients and non-disabling ischaemic stroke in 5 (
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- Author
- Anna Nowacka; Roger Hullin; Piergiorgio Tozzi; Nicolas Barras; Julien Regamey; Patrick Yerly; Lorenzo Rosner; Carlos Marcucci; Marco Rusca; Lucas Liaudet; Matthias Kirsch
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Oxford University Press; Elsevier BV; Oxford University Press (OUP) (ISSN 1010-7940)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)