Abbreviations: ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase;
BMI, body mass index; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CKD, chronic kidney
disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ECMO,
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump;
INTERMACS, Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory
Support; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PAP, pulmonary artery
pressure; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; RAP, right atrial
pressure; SvO2, mixed venous oxygen saturation; TIA, transient ischemic
attack
aVariables are expressed as number (%) and mean ±
standard deviation if normally distributed or median (interquartile
range) if non-normally distributed.
bP-values are bolded to indicate statistical
significance.
Table 2. Outcomes After LVAD Implantation by Operative Approach