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. 2021 Dec;8(6):4425-4443.
doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13590. Epub 2021 Sep 28.

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

Finn Gustafsson  1 , Binyamin Ben Avraham  2 , Ovidiu Chioncel  3 , Tal Hasin  4 , Avishai Grupper  5 , Aviv Shaul  2 , Sanemn Nalbantgil  6 , Yoav Hammer  2 , Wilfried Mullens  7 , Laurens F Tops  8 , Jeremy Elliston  9 , Steven Tsui  10 , Davor Milicic  11 , Johann Altenberger  12 , Miriam Abuhazira  13 , Stephan Winnik  14 , Jacob Lavee  15 , Massimo Francesco Piepoli  16 , Lorrena Hill  17 , Righab Hamdan  18 , Arjang Ruhparwar  19 , Stefan Anker  20 , Marisa Generosa Crespo-Leiro  21 , Andrew J S Coats  22 , Gerasimos Filippatos  23 , Marco Metra  24 , Giuseppe Rosano  25 , Petar Seferovic  26 , Frank Ruschitzka  27 , Stamatis Adamopoulos  28 , Yaron Barac  2 , Nicolaas De Jonge  29 , Maria Frigerio  30 , Eva Goncalvesova  31 , Israel Gotsman  32 , Osnat Itzhaki Ben Zadok  2 , Piotr Ponikowski  33 , Luciano Potena  34 , Arsen Ristic  35 , Tiny Jaarsma  36 , Tuvia Ben Gal  2
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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

Finn Gustafsson et al. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Dec.

Erratum in

  • Corrigendum.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] ESC Heart Fail. 2022 Jun;9(3):2061. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13889. Epub 2022 Mar 10. ESC Heart Fail. 2022. PMID: 35266320 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

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 consider when discharging an LVAD patient home and palliative and end-of-life approaches are described.

Keywords: End of life; Internal Medicine; LVAD; Surgical departments.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors have nothing to disclose.

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Self care if LVAD supported patient: Maintenance, Monitoring and Management.
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