The current article is an update in the field of cardiology, adopted from the clinical findings published in the renowned journal “Journal Of American College Of Cardiology”. This article reports a study which assessed the feasibility of using left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) in advanced heart failure patients either as a bridge to transplantation or as destination therapy. The article may be useful for practicing cardiologists to implement similar observations in their daily practice.
Heart transplantation is considered a gold standard treatment for patients with advanced heart failure (HF) resistant to drug therapy. However, due to the scarcity of donor hearts, researchers and clinicians are considering other options like using mechanical circulatory support and left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). So far, LVADs have been used in advanced HF patients either as a bridge to…
