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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2025

Psychosocial Risk and Recurrent Hospitalizations in Women and Men Following LVAD Implantation: A Multi-State Analysis of the INTERMACS Registry.

Lisa-Marie Maukel, Sandra Schmeller, Gerdi Weidner, Jan Beyersmann, Heike Spaderna

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Lisa-Marie MaukelDepartment of Health Psychology, Trier University, 54296 Trier, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3493-1378
Sandra SchmellerInstitute of Statistics, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Gerdi WeidnerDepartment of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA.
Jan BeyersmannInstitute of Statistics, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Heike SpadernaDepartment of Health Psychology, Trier University, 54296 Trier, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4600-2859

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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 1071425German Research Foundation BE4500/4-1German Research Foundation SP945/2-1
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backgroundWomen experience higher rates of adverse events and first rehospitalization after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation compared with men. This study investigated the role of sex and preimplant psychosocial risk in recurrent hospitalizations.

methodsData from 20,123 INTERMACS patients (21.3% women) were analyzed. Cumulative transition rates (e.g., home to hospitalization) were estimated and Andersen-Gill models, adjusted for covariates, examined the association between sex, preimplant psychosocial risk, and cumulative transition hazards for rehospitalization. State occupation probabilities, the mean number of hospitalizations, and the cumulative average length of hospital stay were calculated and stratified by sex and psychosocial risk.

resultsPsychosocial risk preimplant was more prevalent in men than in women (21.4% vs. 17.5%,

conclusionsPreimplant psychosocial risk independently contributed to recurrent hospitalizations post-LVAD, particularly affecting women. The early identification and management of these factors may reduce rehospitalizations and improve clinical outcomes.

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clinical outcomesheart failureLVADpsychosocial riskrehospitalizationwomen

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PMID40558633
PMCPMC12193544

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