Drs Michelle Kittleson and Jennifer Cowger discuss navigating the future of heart failure care through durable mechanical circulatory support, including patient selection, outcomes, and upcoming advances.

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Resources

Heart Failure https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/163062-overview

The Future of Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support: Emerging Technological Innovations and Considerations to Enable Evolution of the Field https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38431185/

Impact of 2018 Allocation System Change on Outcomes in Patients With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device as Bridge to Transplantation: A UNOS Registry Analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36973093/

OPTN Policy 6: Allocation of Hearts and Heart-Lungs https://unos.org/resources/heart-lung-toolkits/

The Impella Device: Historical Background, Clinical Applications and Future Directions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31384109/#full-view-affiliation-1

INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support) Profiling Identifies Ambulatory Patients at High Risk on Medical Therapy After Hospitalizations for Heart Failure https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27834198/

Response Shift in Patient-Reported Outcomes: Definition, Theory, and a Revised Model https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33909187/

Physiology and Clinical Utility of HeartMate Pump Parameters https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34980564/

2023 Gordon Research Seminar on Assisted Circulation (GRS): Translating Mechanical Circulatory Support from Bench to Bedside to Global Implementation https://www.grc.org/assisted-circulation-grs-conference/2023/