Abstract
The purpose of our study was to evaluate outcomes in patients with hepatic fibrosis at the time of LVAD implantation. There were five (2.1%) patients with preoperative hepatic fibrosis with a mean age of 51.2 ± 16.8 years. Survival at 180 days was significantly reduced in patients with hepatic fibrosis, 40.0% vs. 88.0%; p = 0.001. Hepatic fibrosis was a significant independent predictor of mortality in multivariate analysis (hazard ratio [HR] 2.27, p = 0.036).
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 498-500 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | ASAIO Journal |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biophysics
- Bioengineering
- Biomaterials
- Biomedical Engineering