Neurologic Complications in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Copyright © 2022 Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) use has revolutionised the care of patients with advanced heart failure, allowing more patients to survive until heart transplantation and providing improved quality for patients unable to undergo transplantation. Despite these benefits, improvements in device technology, and better clinical care and experience, LVADs are associated with neurologic complications. This review provides information on the incidence, risk factors, and management of neurologic complications among LVAD patients. Although scant guidelines exist for the evaluation and management of neurologic complications in LVAD patients, a high index of suspicion can prompt early detection of neurologic complications which may improve overall neurologic outcomes. A better understanding of the implications of continuous circulatory flow on systemic and cerebral vasculature is necessary to reduce the common occurrence of neurologic complications in this population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

The Canadian journal of cardiology - 39(2023), 2 vom: 16. Feb., Seite 210-221

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shoskes, Aaron [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Tracey H [VerfasserIn]
Starling, Randall C [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Sung-Min [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.02.2023

Date Revised 09.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cjca.2022.11.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349136017