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Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in Older Adults: Addressing Common Clinical Questions

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To review the literature and summarize the evidence for left ventricular assist device (LVAD) use in older adults (aged >75 years), highlighting patient selection, day‐to‐day life with an LVAD, age‐specific complications,… Click to show full abstract

To review the literature and summarize the evidence for left ventricular assist device (LVAD) use in older adults (aged >75 years), highlighting patient selection, day‐to‐day life with an LVAD, age‐specific complications, and end‐of‐life considerations.

Keywords: assist device; ventricular assist; older adults; device therapy; left ventricular

Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2019

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