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Left ventricular assist devices improve outcomes for advanced heart failure patients, though the field faces ongoing challenges and limitations requiring further development.
This review outlines the current challenges and future directions for left ventricular assist devices in advanced heart failure.
Heart failure is a clinical syndrome with significant morbidity and mortality. The use of left ventricular assist devices has improved outcomes for patients with advanced heart failure in the face of limited donor organs available for heart transplantation. This article describes current issues and limitations facing the left ventricular assist device field and explores how the field can be expanded in this setting.
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Schumer et al. (2015) conducted a review in Heart failure. Left ventricular assist devices was evaluated. Left ventricular assist devices improve outcomes for advanced heart failure patients, though the field faces ongoing challenges and limitations requiring further development.
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