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15197426

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
The use of ventricular assist devices as a 'bridge to recovery' has a lot to promise. However, we are at a stage where there are more questions than answers. It is still difficult to predict who will be the right candidate and who will have sustained recovery after explantation of the device. In addition, we do not have a universally accepted protocol to wean patients from assist devices. A case that was successfully bridged to recovery with a left ventricular assist device is presented, together with a discussion of the literature. The search for precise markers of recovery should continue and a multicentre prospective study to validate weaning protocols is needed. At present, one should consider all available markers and look at the full clinical picture before allocating a patient to a bridge to recovery destination.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0828-282X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
722-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-4-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Ventricular assist devices as a 'bridge to recovery': where do we stand?
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. moheb.ibrahim@sympatico.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports