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Review
. 2020 Mar;69(1):51-54.
doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2020.01.008. Epub 2020 Feb 29.

Right ventricle failure in patients treated with left ventricular assist device

R Hamdan  1 , F Charif  2 , Z Kadri  3
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Review

Right ventricle failure in patients treated with left ventricular assist device

R Hamdan et al. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2020 Mar.

Abstract

This review article aim to highlight the right ventricular function peri left ventricular assist device implantation, and to assess the incidence, physiopathology, predictors, management and prognosis, of right ventricular failure post-implant.

Keywords: Assistance ventriculaire gauche; Insuffisance cardiaque droite; LVAD mortality; LVAD prognosis; Left ventricular assist device; Mortalité post-LVAD; Pronostic post-LVAD; Right ventricle failure.

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