Attenuation in Peripheral Endothelial Function After Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy Is Associated With Cardiovascular Adverse Events

Patients with heart failure (HF) have abnormal endothelial function. Although use of a continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) results in significant hemodynamic improvement, the effects on systemic endothelial function are unclear.Eighteen HF patients with CF-LVAD implantation were included in this prospective observational study. We measured reactive hyperemia index (RHI) before and after CF-LVAD implantation to evaluate...