Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37525705›Full record

ReviewIndian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2023

How to select a patient for LVAD.

Kathia Cordero-Cabán, Brian Ssembajjwe, Jay Patel, Dmitry Abramov

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Early clinical outcomes and quality of life assessment after HeartMate 3 implantation: A single-centre descriptive study.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2026
    Article
  3. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kathia Cordero-CabánInternal Medicine Department, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA 92354 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7444-1509
Brian SsembajjweInternal Medicine Department, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA 92354 USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7840-9998
Jay PatelDivision of Cardiology, Loma Linda Veterans Administration Healthcare System, Loma Linda, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9588-1880
Dmitry AbramovCardiology Department, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA 92354 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0571-3109

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation leads to improvement in symptoms and survival in patients with advanced heart failure. An important factor in improving outcomes post-LVAD implantation is optimal preoperative patient selection and optimization. In this review, we highlight the latest on the evaluation of patients with advanced heart failure for LVAD candidacy, including discussion of patient selection, implantation timing, laboratory and other testing considerations, and the importance of psychosocial evaluation. Such thorough evaluation by multidisciplinary team can serve to improve the outcomes of a complex group of patients with advanced heart failure being evaluated for LVAD.

Indexed as

Advanced heart failureLeft ventricular assist devicePatient selectionPsychosocial assessment

Identifiers

PMID37525705
PMCPMC10386996

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.