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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics

From: Unusual complications following left ventricular assisted device implantation: case series

 

Case A patient

Case B patient

Case C patient

Case D patient

Age (years)

61

75

49

57

Gender

Female

Male

Female

Male

Etiology of cardiomyopathy

Non-ischemic

Ischemic

Non-ischemic

ischemic

LVEF(%)

15

20

10

12

LVEDD (mm)

82

76

78

80

Cardiac Index (l/min/m2)

1.9

1.7

2

1.9

PCWP (mmHg)

24

19

22

20

PAPs (mmHg)

32

37

40

38

PAPm (mmHg)

20

25

30

26

CVP (mmHg)

6

8

6

5

NYHA functional class

IV

IV

IV

IV

  1. LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction. LVEDD Left ventricular end diastolic diameter; PCWP Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; PAP Pulmonary arterial pressure; CVP Central venous pressure; NYHA New York Heart Association