VAD therapy 20/20: moving beyond the myopic view of a nascent therapy.
Abstract
The past five years have seen remarkable growth in the use of durable, continuous
flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) with associated improvements in mortality,
quality of life, functionality and end-organ function. To sustain the growth of this
important therapy, the LVAD community must now address key issues focused around the
costs of LVAD care, refined patient selection, and reducing complications associated
with this therapy. In this perspective piece, we discuss many of these issues.
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10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2014.08.22Publication Info
(2014). VAD therapy 20/20: moving beyond the myopic view of a nascent therapy. Ann Cardiothorac Surg, 3(6). pp. 603-605. 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2014.08.22. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11078.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Adam David DeVore
Associate Professor of Medicine
Adam D. DeVore, MD, MHS
Dr. DeVore is a cardiologist and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department
of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at Duke University School of Medicine. His clinical
interests include caring for patients and families with heart failure, including those
with left ventricular assist devices and heart transplants. He is involved in and
leads multiple large studies of patients with heart failure at both Duke University
Medical Center and the
Carmelo Alessio Milano
Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery
Joseph G. Rogers
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
My research interests are focused on clinical aspects of advanced heart failure. Specifically,
I have investigative interests in pharmacologic and electrical treatments of systolic
heart failure, the use of mechanical circulatory support devices, cardiac transplantation,
and palliative care.
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