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One year improvement of exercise capacity in patients with mechanical circulatory support as bridge to transplantation

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Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) results in substantial improvement of prognosis and functional capacity. Currently, duration of MCS as a bridge to transplantation (BTT) is often prolonged due to shortage of… Click to show full abstract

Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) results in substantial improvement of prognosis and functional capacity. Currently, duration of MCS as a bridge to transplantation (BTT) is often prolonged due to shortage of donor hearts. Because longā€term results of exercise capacity after MCS are largely unknown, we studied serial cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPETs) during the first year after MCS implantation.

Keywords: circulatory support; bridge transplantation; mechanical circulatory; capacity; exercise capacity

Journal Title: ESC Heart Failure
Year Published: 2021

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