Table 4.
Other LVAD Pump Exchange Series
| Author (Year) | Patients (Procedures) |
Type of Device (% Continuous Flow) |
Indications (% Mechanical/Electrical Failure) |
30-day Mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dembitsky et al. (2004)3 | 23 (29) | Initial: 0% | 89.7% | NR |
| Replacement: 0% | ||||
| Gregoric (2008)4 | 16 (19) | Initial: 26.3% | 68.4% | 10.5% |
| Replacement: 78.9% | ||||
| Adamson et al. (2009)5 | 15 (19) | Initial: 0% | 89.5% | NR |
| Replacement: 26.3% | ||||
| Stulak et al. (2012)6 | 44 (56) | Initial: 57.1% | 45.6% | 3.5% |
| Replacement: 73.2% | ||||
| Moazami et al. (2012)7(multicenter) | 72 (77) | Initial: 97.3% | 55.6% | 6.5% |
| Replacement: 100% | ||||
| Schechter (2013) | 30 (35) | Initial: 51.4% | 57.1% | 8.6% |
| Replacement: 74.3% |
LVAD, left ventricular assist device; NR, not recorded.