Readmissions Following Implantation of a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device.

Objective: The objective of this study is to review and analyze readmission data for patients who received a continuous flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD).

Methods: A retrospective review of 88 patients implanted with a continuous-flow LVAD between June 2006 and June 2014 was performed. Reason for readmission, frequency, length of stay, and procedures performed during each readmission were recorded.

Cardiac support devices.

Heart failure is an increasingly common condition in the United States and is associated with high mortality and burden to health care. It is a chronic condition that is characterized by progressive left ventricular enlargement. While medical therapy can slow the progression of left ventricular remodeling, surgical approaches to treatment have been developed to improve the survival and quality of life of heart failure patients.