Abstract | BACKGROUND: Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) improve survival and morbidity in patients with stage D heart failure. Management of LVADs for longer durations is necessary in some clinical settings, and a better understanding of the hemodynamics of patients using LVADs is warranted. Arrhythmia, including atrial (AA) and ventricular (VAs) arrhythmias, is a modifying factor of hemodynamics that is highly prevalent among patients with LVADs. However, the clinical impact of arrhythmias in various clinical settings in patients with LVAD, in which the hemodynamic load is likely to present as worsening of right heart failure, remains to be completely elucidated. CASE PRESENTATION: CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates the substantial clinical impact of AAs in the management of right heart failure using an LVAD.
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Authors | Chie Bujo, Eisuke Amiya, Masaru Hatano, Masaki Tsuji, Hisataka Maki, Yumiko Hosoya, Emi Fujii, Tatsuya Kamon, Toshiya Kojima, Kan Nawata, Osamu Kinoshita, Mitsutoshi Kimura, Minoru Ono, Issei Komuro |
Journal | BMC cardiovascular disorders
(BMC Cardiovasc Disord)
Vol. 19
Issue 1
Pg. 151
(06 21 2019)
ISSN: 1471-2261 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 31226943
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Video-Audio Media)
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Topics |
- Atrial Fibrillation
(diagnosis, etiology, physiopathology)
- Disease Progression
- Heart Failure
(complications, diagnosis, physiopathology, therapy)
- Heart Rate
- Heart-Assist Devices
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prosthesis Implantation
(adverse effects, instrumentation)
- Ventricular Fibrillation
(complications, diagnosis, physiopathology)
- Ventricular Function, Left
- Ventricular Function, Right
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