Critical Care Cardiology Perspective on Managing Acute Emergencies in Patients With Durable Ventricular Assist Devices
Recommended Citation
Rali AS, Roberts AD, Blumer V, Bhardwaj A, Rajagopalan N, Nayak A, Hall S, Tunney R, Cevasco M, Cowger J, Senman B, Gast S, Emmarco A, Morrow DA, Katz JN. Critical Care Cardiology Perspective on Managing Acute Emergencies in Patients With Durable Ventricular Assist Devices. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-11-2026
Publication Title
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Keywords
HeartMate 3; cardiac arrest; critical care cardiology; emergencies; heart replacement therapy; left ventricular assist device
Abstract
Durable left ventricular assist devices (dLVAD) remain a lifesaving therapy in patients with stage D heart failure that is refractory to conventional medical therapies. Owing to improvements in technology and patient outcomes, the number of patients supported with dLVADs has increased over the past decade. Despite this growing population, there are few resources for cardiovascular intensivists that integrate epidemiology, diagnostic workup and multidisciplinary medical management of acute emergencies in patients supported with dLVADs.
PubMed ID
41778952
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
