title: Evaluation of right ventricular function during clinical left ventricular assistance.
abstract: Hemodynamic and mechanical parameters of right ventricular (RV) performance were measured in eight patients undergoing left ventricular (LV) assistance as a bridge to cardiac transplantation. All patients, even those with impaired RV performance, survived support and transplantation. The reduction of LV afterload produced by the left ventricular assist system (LVAS) results in RV afterload reduction, which permits even the marginal RV to function adequately during LVAS support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15261.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kormos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gasior
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Antaki
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Armitage
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Borovetz
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hardesty
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000502:physiology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / Q000502:physiology