Comparison of Novacor and HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist devices in a single institution.
We compared the survival outcomes, left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-related hospitalization, stroke, infection, panel reactive antibody, and blood product use data among 13 Novacor and 51 HeartMate system recipients. Stroke was significantly higher in Novacor patients, as was blood product use at the time of heart transplantation, likely due to long-term anti-coagulation, while the LVAD-related hospitalization and infections did not differ between the 2 groups. A positive panel reactive antibody was seen more among the HeartMate patients, but did not have a significant clinical impact and may not represent a true allosensitization.
Kalya
Anantharam V
AV
Heart Transplant Program, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215, USA.
Tector
Alfred J
AJ
Crouch
John D
JD
Downey
Francis X
FX
McDonald
Monica L
ML
Anderson
Alfred J
AJ
Bartoszewski
Carla J
CJ
Hosenpud
Jeffery D
JD
D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016019:Survival Analysis