Exploring Preoperative Hypocalcemia as a Biomarker for Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Survival and Adverse Events
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Bonde R, Bonde P. Exploring Preoperative Hypocalcemia as a Biomarker for Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Survival and Adverse Events. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2021, 40: s430. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse eventsHypocalcemia groupPreoperative hypocalcemiaCause mortalityRight ventricular assist device useLeft ventricular assist device placementChronic heart failure patientsVentricular assist device placementVentricular assist device useDurable LVAD implantationPerioperative renal failureChronic kidney diseaseHeart failure patientsMajority of patientsSerum calcium levelsPoor prognostic markerAbnormal calcium handlingKaplan-Meir plotsLog-rank statisticsCox modellingLVAD implantationLVAD placementPreoperative levelsProlonged intubationRenal failure