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This research aims to compare short-term care burdens after left ventricular assist device implantation and heart transplant.

Short‐Term Care Burden After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation and Heart Transplant in the United States

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This research aims to compare short-term care burdens after left ventricular assist device implantation and heart transplant.
Utilized Nationwide Readmissions Database from 2018 to 2021
Identified patient cohort using ICD-10-CM procedure codes
Analyzed characteristics, outcomes, and cost burdens during index hospitalizations and 30- and 90-day readmissions.
Identified 27,308 index hospital admissions; 52.4% received LVADs
LVAD recipients were older and had longer hospital stays and higher index costs than HT recipients
Higher 30-day rehospitalization rates for LVAD recipients due to heart failure and device complications
Higher rehospitalization costs in the HT group at both 30 and 90 days.

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Analysis reveals increased rehospitalization rates for heart failure and complications in LVAD recipients, suggesting cost implications.

Mogga et al. (2026) studied this question.

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