The proposed Utah-Inova Stages framework provides a standardized way to classify reverse cardiac remodeling in LVAD patients, which may improve clinical management and research design.
Reverse cardiac remodeling associated with durable LVAD support is not an all-or-none phenomenon and manifests in a continuous spectrum. Defining 3 stages across this continuum can inform clinical management, facilitate the field of myocardial plasticity, and improve the design of future investigations.
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