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. 2022 Apr 26:9:893327.
doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.893327. eCollection 2022.

The "Right" Definition for Post-Left Ventricular Assist Device Right Heart Failure: The More We Learn, the Less We Know

Shelley A Hall  1   2 , Hannah Copeland  3 , Amit Alam  1   2 , Susan M Joseph  4
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The "Right" Definition for Post-Left Ventricular Assist Device Right Heart Failure: The More We Learn, the Less We Know

Shelley A Hall et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. .

Abstract

Right heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality following left ventricular assist device implantation. Over the past few decades, the definition proposed by the Interagency Registry of Mechanical Circulatory Support and Society of Thoracic Surgeons has continually evolved to better identify this complex pathology. We propose that the latest definition proposed by the Mechanical Circulatory Support Academic Research Consortium in 2020 will increase our recognition and understanding of this complex disease phenomenon.

Keywords: Academic Research Consortium; Mechanical Circulatory Support; left ventricular assist device (LVAD); proper definition; right heart failure (RHF).

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Conflict of interest statement

SH was consultant/advisor for Abbott, Abiomed, Medtronic, CareDx, Natera. HC was speaker for Abbott; spouse is a consultant for Syncardia. SJ was speaking Honoraria for Abbott. The remaining author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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