Comparison of Right and Left Ventricular Responses to Left Ventricular Assist Device Support in Patients With Severe Heart Failure
Barbone A, Holmes J, Heerdt P, The’ A, Naka Y, Joshi N, Daines M, Marks A, Oz M, Burkhoff D. Comparison of Right and Left Ventricular Responses to Left Ventricular Assist Device Support in Patients With Severe Heart Failure. Circulation 2001, 104: 670-675. PMID: 11489773, DOI: 10.1161/hc3101.093903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere heart failureLVAD supportRight ventricleLeft ventricleReverse remodelingHeart failureHigh central venous pressurePulmonary artery diastolic pressureVentricular assist device supportLV myocyte diameterCentral venous pressureAssist device supportHigh cardiac outputHearts of patientsForce-frequency relationVentricular assist deviceComparison of rightPossible primary roleRV trabeculaeVenous pressureVentricular responseDiastolic pressureHemodynamic unloadingCardiac outputNeurohormonal factors