Iosif Taleb, Christos P Kyriakopoulos, Robyn Fong, Naila Ijaz, Zachary Demertzis, Konstantinos Sideris, Omar Wever-Pinzon, Antigone G Koliopoulou, Michael J Bonios, Rohan Shad, Adithya Peruri, Thomas C Hanff, Elizabeth Dranow, Theodoros V Giannouchos, Ethan Krauspe, Cyril Zakka, Daniel G Tang, Hassan W Nemeh, Josef Stehlik, James C Fang, Craig H Selzman, Rami Alharethi, William T Caine, Jennifer A Cowger, William Hiesinger, Palak Shah, Stavros G Drakos
IMPORTANCE: The existing models predicting right ventricular failure (RVF) after durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support might be limited, partly due to lack of external validation, marginal predictive power, and absence of intraoperative characteristics. OBJECTIVE: To derive and validate a risk model to predict RVF after LVAD implantation. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This was a hybrid prospective-retrospective multicenter cohort study conducted from April 2008 to July 2019 of patients with advanced heart failure (HF) requiring continuous-flow LVAD...
March 1, 2024: JAMA Cardiology