Abstract:Echocardiography (ECHO) is indispensable for evaluation of patients with
terminal chronic heart failure (HF) who require transplantation or mechanical
circulatory support by a left- or biventricular assist device (LVAD or BiVAD,
respectively). In LVAD candidates, ECHO represents the first-line investigation
necessary for a timely discovery of heart-related risk factors for potentially
life-threatening post-operative adverse events, including identification of
patients who necessitate a biventricular supp… Show more
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