Advanced heart failure secondary to muscular dystrophy: Clinical outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Jun;35(6):831-4. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.017. Epub 2016 Jan 18.

Authors

Osamu Seguchi¹, Kensuke Kuroda¹, Tomoyuki Fujita², Norihide Fukushima¹, Takeshi Nakatani¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 26899767
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.017

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Echocardiography
Female
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / etiology
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Muscular Dystrophies / complications*
Muscular Dystrophies / diagnosis
Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult