Relation of Sociodemographic Factors With Primary Cause of Hospitalization Among Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices (from the National Inpatient Sample 2012 to 2017).

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are an established intervention for end-stage heart failure (HF). Rehospitalization for serious complications remains common during the continuous-flow LVAD era. Whether sociodemographic factors are associated with differences in the frequency of severe complications leading to hospitalization remains unclear.