Journal of cardiac failure
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Right ventricular failure (RVF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after CF-LVAD implantation. We explored the association of pulmonary artery compliance (PAC), pulmonary artery elastance (PAE), and pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPi) in addition to established parameters as preoperative determinants of postoperative RVF after CF-LVAD surgery. ⋯ PAPi is a simple hemodynamic variable that may help to identify patients at high risk of developing RVF after LVAD implantation.