Potential candidates to percutaneous left atrial decompression through interatrial shunt implantation among patients under evaluation for heart transplantation.
Axial-flow left ventricular assist device pump speed increase is associated with increased peak exercise cardiac output and VO2, postponed anaerobic threshold and improved ventilatory efficiency
The heart mate risk score identifies patients with similar mortality risk across all INTERMACS classes in a large multicenter analysis: low INTERMACS class should not be a contraindication to LVAD