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Ambulatory Ventricular Assist Device Patient Management. [Review]

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Citation: Cardiology Clinics. 36(4):571-581, 2018 Nov.PMID: 30297074Institution: MedStar Heart & Vascular InstituteForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | ReviewSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2018 Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1996 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: August 1998 - February 2004ISSN:

0733-8651

Name of journal: Cardiology clinicsAbstract: Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Understanding the ventricular assist device (VAD) patient pump interface and developing expertise in monitoring patients with a VAD are the goals of care in the ambulatory setting. The objective is to improve long-term outcomes. The purpose of expert, focused, routine outpatient surveillance is to facilitate the integration of pulseless, electrically dependent VAD patients into the community. Other goals of outpatient care include maximizing quality of life, maintaining equipment integrity, treating heart failure symptoms, monitoring for common VAD-related complications, ensuring viability as a heart transplant candidate, consideration for patients implanted to become transplantable, and monitoring for possible cardiac recovery.All authors: Edwards LG, Elliott TFiscal year: FY2019Digital Object Identifier:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2018.06.014

Date added to catalog: 2018-11-02

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Journal Article	MedStar Authors Catalog	Article	30297074	Available		30297074

Available online from MWHC library: 1996 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: August 1998 - February 2004

Understanding the ventricular assist device (VAD) patient pump interface and developing expertise in monitoring patients with a VAD are the goals of care in the ambulatory setting. The objective is to improve long-term outcomes. The purpose of expert, focused, routine outpatient surveillance is to facilitate the integration of pulseless, electrically dependent VAD patients into the community. Other goals of outpatient care include maximizing quality of life, maintaining equipment integrity, treating heart failure symptoms, monitoring for common VAD-related complications, ensuring viability as a heart transplant candidate, consideration for patients implanted to become transplantable, and monitoring for possible cardiac recovery.

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