title: Echocardiographic parameters associated with right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device: A review.
abstract: Left ventricular assist devices improve functional class and survival in selected patients with advanced heart failure, but right ventricular failure after surgery remains common and challenging to predict. Pre-operative echocardiography provides important information in the evaluation of patients before device implant. This review summarizes the data on this complex topic.
authors: Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Neyer
authors: Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Arsanjani
authors: Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: jaime.moriguchi@cshs.org.
authors: Jaime
authors: J
authors: Moriguchi
authors: Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Siegel
authors: Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
authors: Jon
authors: J
authors: Kobashigawa
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: echocardiography; left ventricular assist device; patient evaluation; right ventricular failure; survival