Emerging roles of left ventricular assist device therapy as bridge to transplant in an Asian city with scarce heart transplant donor
Abstract
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been increasingly used in patients with advanced heart failure. This study aimed to assess the impact of implementation of LVAD therapy on heart transplantation (HTx) service in Hong Kong (HK).LVAD program was started in 2010 in HK and patients who had been put on HTx waiting list since the start of HTx program in HK from 1992 to 2020 were included for analysis. Survival on HTx waiting list between...
Paper Details
Title
Emerging roles of left ventricular assist device therapy as bridge to transplant in an Asian city with scarce heart transplant donor
Published Date
Oct 1, 2021
Journal
Volume
13
Issue
10
Pages
5717 - 5730
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