3D Morphological Changes in LV and RV During LVAD Ramp Studies

Conclusions
The heart responds differently to pump speed changes with the 2 types of LVAD, as reflected by the volume and shape changes of both the LV and RV. Our study suggests that adding RV assessment to the clinical echo-ramp study may better optimize LVAD speed. Further study is needed to determine whether this would have an impact on patient outcomes.

Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging - February 5, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Addetia, K., Uriel, N., Maffessanti, F., Sayer, G., Adatya, S., Kim, G. H., Sarswat, N., Fedson, S., Medvedofsky, D., Kruse, E., Collins, K., Rodgers, D., Ota, T., Jeevanandam, V., Mor-Avi, V., Burkhoff, D., Lang, R. M. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research