HFA of the ESC position paper on the management of LVAD-supported patients for the non-LVAD specialist healthcare provider : Part 3: at the hospital and discharge
- Gustafsson, Finn
- Ben Avraham, Binyamin
- Chioncel, Ovidiu
- Hasin, Tal
- Grupper, Avishai
- Shaul, Aviv
- Nalbantgil, Sanemn
- Hammer, Yoav
- Mullens, Wilfried
- Tops, Laurens F.
- Elliston, Jeremy
- Tsui, Steven
- Milicic, Davor
- Altenberger, Johann
- Abuhazira, Miriam
- Winnik, Stephan
- Lavee, Jacob
- Piepoli, Massimo Francesco
- Hill, Lorrena
- Hamdan, Righab
- Ruhparwar, Arjang
- Anker, Stefan
- Crespo-Leiro, Marisa Generosa
- Coats, Andrew J. S.
- Filippatos, Gerasimos
- Metra, Marco
- Rosano, Giuseppe
- Seferovic, Petar
- Ruschitzka, Frank
- Adamopoulos, Stamatis
- Barac, Yaron
- De Jonge, Nicolaas
- Frigerio, Maria
- Goncalvesova, Eva
- Gotsman, Israel
- Itzhaki Ben Zadok, Osnat
- Ponikowski, Piotr
- Potena, Luciano
- Ristic, Arsen
- Jaarsma, Tiny
- Ben Gal, Tuvia
DOIAbstract
The growing population of left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-supported patients increases the probability of an LVAD- supported patient hospitalized in the internal or surgical wards with certain expected device related, and patient-device interaction complication as well as with any other comorbidities requiring hospitalization. In this third part of the trilogy on the management of LVAD-supported patients for the non-LVAD specialist healthcare provider, definitions and structured approach to the hospitalized LVAD-supported patient are presented including blood pressure assessment, medical therapy of the LVAD supported patient, and challenges related to anaesthesia and non-cardiac surgical interventions. Finally, important aspects to co...
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