The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
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J. Heart Lung Transplant. · Feb 2016
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyRight ventricular assist device results in worse post-transplant survival.
To our knowledge, how the need for a right ventricular assist device (RVAD) with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) affects outcomes after orthotopic heart transplantation has not been studied in a multi-institutional database. ⋯ The requirement of a RVAD in addition to a LVAD before orthotopic heart transplantation is associated with worse post-transplant outcomes and increased mortality.