ArticleEuropean journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery2019
2019 EACTS Expert Consensus on long-term mechanical circulatory support.
Article in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06690567 (Clinical Outcomes of Contemporary IMPELLA Devices in Cardiogenic Shock and High-risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention), which is not on this map. Cited by 147 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Clinical Outcomes of Contemporary IMPELLA Devices in Cardiogenic Shock and High-risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
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147 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- A silver lining in the VAD sky? Impact of a silver dressing on left ventricular assist device-associated driveline infections.JHLT open · 2026Article
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- Skin grafting while preconditioning with microaxial flow pump: case report of a successful bridge to candidacy approach.European heart journal. Case reports · 2026Article
- Perioperative Care and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery in Korea: A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Routine Echocardiographic Assessment in LVAD Patients-A Structured Approach to Acquisition and Interpretation.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Review
- Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in a Patient With Iatrogenic Type A Aortic Dissection.JACC. Case reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
Long-term mechanical circulatory support (LT-MCS) is an important treatment modality for patients with severe heart failure. Different devices are available, and many-sometimes contradictory-observations regarding patient selection, surgical techniques, perioperative management and follow-up have been published. With the growing expertise in this field, the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) recognized a need for a structured multidisciplinary consensus about the approach to patients with LT-MCS. However, the evidence published so far is insufficient to allow for generation of meaningful guidelines complying with EACTS requirements. Instead, the EACTS presents an expert opinion in the LT-MCS field. This expert opinion addresses patient evaluation and preoperative optimization as well as management of cardiac and non-cardiac comorbidities. Further, extensive operative implantation techniques are summarized and evaluated by leading experts, depending on both patient characteristics and device selection. The faculty recognized that postoperative management is multidisciplinary and includes aspects of intensive care unit stay, rehabilitation, ambulatory care, myocardial recovery and end-of-life care and mirrored this fact in this paper. Additionally, the opinions of experts on diagnosis and management of adverse events including bleeding, cerebrovascular accidents and device malfunction are presented. In this expert consensus, the evidence for the complete management from patient selection to end-of-life care is carefully reviewed with the aim of guiding clinicians in optimizing management of patients considered for or supported by an LT-MCS device.
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