Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
Volume 39, Issue 9, Pages 451-459Publisher
WICHTIG PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000529
Keywords
Exercise testing; Heart failure; Inert gas rebreathing; LVAD; Physical capacity
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Over time left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have become an alternative to heart transplantation because of enormous technical development and miniaturization. Most patients present a significant improvement in clinical conditions and exercise capacity. Nevertheless, exercise tolerance remains markedly limited even after LVAD implantation compared to a control group. The complex physiological and hemodynamic changes in LVAD patients, both at rest and during exercise, are not yet understood, or at least not completely. It is the aim of the present paper to describe the current state of scientific knowledge. Furthermore, the spectrum of diagnostic tools, including the noninvasive inert gas rebreathing method for measurement of cardiac output and associate parameters, are discussed. Options for training control in this special patient group are presented.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available