VE/VCO2 slope predicts RV dysfunction and mortality after left ventricular assist device: a fresh look at cardiopulmonary stress testing for prognostication
1.University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA ;2.MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA ;3.University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada ;4.Georgetown School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA ;
Abstract:
Journal of Artificial Organs - Preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is well validated for prognostication before advanced surgical heart failure therapies, but its role in...