Why the study?
How do peripheral organ responses to ventricular assistance compare with those following heart transplantation in bridge-to-transplant patients?
How do peripheral organ responses to ventricular assistance compare with those following heart transplantation in bridge-to-transplant patients?
LVAD support significantly improves hepatic and renal function prior to heart transplantation, with renal function being better preserved during LVAD support than in the early post-transplantation period.
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Hypothesis-generating for differential organ recovery on LVAD versus post-transplant; prospective studies needed before guiding BTT strategies.
DASSE et al. (1992) studied this question.
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