Outcomes in patients with anthracycline‐induced cardiomyopathy undergoing left ventricular assist devices implantation
Guha A, Caraballo C, Jain P, Miller PE, Owusu‐Guha J, Clark KAA, Velazquez EJ, Ahmad T, Baldassarre LA, Addison D, Weintraub NL, Desai NR. Outcomes in patients with anthracycline‐induced cardiomyopathy undergoing left ventricular assist devices implantation. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 8: 2866-2875. PMID: 33982867, PMCID: PMC8318466, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnthracycline-induced cardiomyopathyIschemic cardiomyopathyCardiomyopathy patientsCF-LVADICM patientsLeft ventricular assist device implantationContinuous-flow LVAD implantationHigher major bleeding riskVentricular assist device implantationEnd-stage heart failureMechanically Assisted Circulatory SupportCox proportional hazards modelCF-LVAD implantationAcute kidney injuryMajor bleeding riskAssist device implantationEtiology of cardiomyopathyProportional hazards modelBleeding riskKidney injuryInteragency RegistryLVAD implantationMajor infectionMedian survivalRespiratory support