Table 3.

Indications and contraindications for ventricular assist devices

Indications	Contraindications
NYHA IV	Right ventricular dysfunction∗
LVEF ≤25%	Inadequate social support system
Systolic BP <80 mm Hg (cardiac index <2.0)	Anatomical incompatibility
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure ≥20 mm Hg	Terminal comorbidity
Aforementioned symptoms despite maximum medical therapy	Neurologic compromise
	Small body surface area (<1.2)
	Bleeding/thrombocytopenia

NYHA, New York Heart Association, LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; BP, blood pressure.

^∗Applicable for left ventricular assist device only.