Mitral and aortic valve surgery during left ventricular assist device implantation

Benjamin Smood; Jason J Han; Mark Helmers; Pavan Atluri

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.01.144

Mitral and aortic valve surgery during left ventricular assist device implantation

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Sep;164(3):970-977. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.01.144. Epub 2021 Mar 18.

Authors

Benjamin Smood¹, Jason J Han¹, Mark Helmers¹, Pavan Atluri²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
² Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Electronic address: Pavan.Atluri@uphs.upenn.edu.

Abstract

Evolving evidence suggests that indications for mitral or aortic valve surgery during LVAD implantation may be expanding in select patients with mitral regurgitation or aortic insufficiency.

Keywords: aortic insufficiency; aortic valve; left ventricular assist device; mitral regurgitation; mitral valve.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
Treatment Outcome

Grants and funding

R01 HL135090/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States