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- Title
Cardiac Muscle Training—A New Way of Recognizing and Supporting Recovery for LVAD Patients in the Pediatric Population.
- Authors
Racolta, Anca; Ahn, Jae-Hyun Johannes; Kantzis, Marinos; Milting, Hendrik; Lauenroth, Volker; Körperich, Hermann; Sandica, Eugen; Schubert, Stephan; Laser, Kai Thorsten
- Abstract
Cardiac Muscle Training - A New Way of Recognizing and Supporting Recovery for LVAD Patients in the Pediatric Population During the weaning protocol, we collected clinical, laboratory (ABG, BNP, troponin, end-organ parameters, e.g., liver and kidney) and 2D echocardiographic data, as well as speckle tracking (ST), VTI measurements and RT3DE recordings of left ventricular enddiastolic (LVEDV) and endsystolic (LVESV), stroke volume (SV) and ejection fraction (EF). Conclusions Retraining a weakened heart may be a viable option for patients with heart failure on VAD therapy. Once the patient has been stabilised, individualised protocols should be established, tailored precisely to the patient's cardiac and clinical situation, even after prolonged VAD therapy.
- Subjects
MYOCARDIUM; CHILD patients; HEART assist devices; ARRHYTHMIA
- Publication
Life (2075-1729), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 11, p1681
- ISSN
2075-1729
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/life12111681