• J. Korean Med. Sci. · Jan 2014

    Case Reports

    The successful implantation of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device as a destination therapy in Korea: echocardiographic assessment.

    • Ga Yeon Lee, Sung-Ji Park, Sujin Kim, Namgyung Choi, Dong Seop Jeong, Eun-Seok Jeon, and Young Tak Lee.
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; Cardiovascular Imaging Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
    • J. Korean Med. Sci. 2014 Jan 1; 29 (1): 137-40.

    AbstractLeft ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a good treatment option for the patients ineligible for cardiac transplantation. Several studies have demonstrated that a ventricular assist device improves the quality of life and prognosis of the patients with end-stage heart failure. A 75-yr-old man debilitated with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III-IV due to severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction received LVAD implantation as a destination therapy. The patient was discharged with improved functional status (NYHA functional class II) after appropriate cardiac rehabilitation and education about how to manage the device and potential emergency situations. This is the first case of successful continuous-flow LVAD implantation as a destination therapy in Korea.

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