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Ventricular arrhythmias prior to continuous flow left ventricular assist device implantation were not associated with reduced 1-year mortality: a single-center experience

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Abbreviations

AAD:

Anti-arrhythmic drug

ICD:

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

CF-LVAD:

Continuous flow left ventricular assist device

RVAD:

Right ventricular assist device

VA:

Ventricular arrhythmias

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  1. Division of Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St. 1901, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Summit Pandat, Peter Rothstein, Rachel Laird, Momin Islam, Syed Zaid, Amy Truman, Arvind Bhimaraj, Rayan Yousefzai, Ashrith Guha, Paul Schurmann, Amish Dave, Miguel Valderrábano & Nilesh Mathuria

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Pandat, S., Rothstein, P., Laird, R. et al. Ventricular arrhythmias prior to continuous flow left ventricular assist device implantation were not associated with reduced 1-year mortality: a single-center experience. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-023-01698-3

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