Intravascular Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device Manufacturer Payments to Cardiologists and Use of Devices

JAMA. 2024 May 7;331(17):1499-1501. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.4682.
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Plain language summary

This study examines whether payments from a left ventricular assist device manufacturer to cardiologists performing percutaneous coronary intervention were associated with any use of the devices.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiologists* / economics
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Heart Failure* / economics
  • Heart Failure* / therapy
  • Heart-Assist Devices* / economics
  • Heart-Assist Devices* / statistics & numerical data
  • Heart-Assist Devices* / trends
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medicare Part B* / economics
  • Medicare Part B* / statistics & numerical data
  • Medicare Part B* / trends
  • Middle Aged
  • United States / epidemiology