Long-Term Use of a Left Ventricular Assist Device for End-Stage Heart Failure

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Authors

Eric A. Rose · Columbia University

Annetine C. Gelijns · Columbia University

Alan J. Moskowitz · Columbia University

Daniel F. Heitjan · Columbia University

Lynne Warner Stevenson · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Walter P. Dembitsky · Sharp Memorial Hospital

James W. Long ·

Abstract

The use of a left ventricular assist device in patients with advanced heart failure resulted in a clinically meaningful survival benefit and an improved quality of life. A left ventricular assist device is an acceptable alternative therapy in selected patients who are not candidates for cardiac transplantation.

Topics & Keywords

Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Heart Failure Treatment and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 345, Issue 20, pp. 1435-1443

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa012175

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