Why the study?
What are the strongest clinical, biochemical, haemodynamic, and echocardiographic predictors of right ventricular failure after LVAD implantation?
Population
4,428 patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation pooled from 36 observational studies
Comparison
Presence of clinical, biochemical, haemodynamic… vs Absence of these risk factors (No-RVF populations)
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Pre-LVAD CRRT or mechanical ventilation identifies highest post-LVAD RVF risk; confirms strongest predictors for refined risk models.
What are the strongest clinical, biochemical, haemodynamic, and echocardiographic predictors of right ventricular failure after LVAD implantation?
Patients requiring ventilatory support or CRRT, as well as those with elevated CVP, low RVSWI, and pre-implant RV dysfunction, are at high risk for right ventricular failure following LVAD implantation.
Bellavia et al. (2017) studied this question.