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Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2012

Pre-operative and post-operative risk factors associated with neurologic complications in patients with advanced heart failure supported by a left ventricular assist device

Tomoko S. Kato, MD, PhD
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Organ Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
- Reprint requests: Tomoko S. Kato, MD, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center, NY Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Center for Advanced Cardiac Care, 622 W 168th St, PH-1265, New York, NY 10032. Telephone: 212-342-3503. Fax: 212-305-8304
P. Christian Schulze, MD, PhD
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Jonathan Yang, MD
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Ernest Chan, BS
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Khurram Shahzad, MD
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Nir Uriel, MD
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Ulrich Jorde, MD
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Maryjane Farr, MD
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Yoshifumi Naka, MD, PhD
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Donna Mancini, MD
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York

Patients who underwent placement of a HeartMate I (HM I) or HeartMate II (HM II) device were divided into 2 groups: those with any neurologic complication (NC), including transient ischemic attack (TI

Patients who underwent placement of a HeartMate I (HM I) or HeartMate II (HM II) device were divided into 2 groups: those with any neurologic complication (NC), including transient ischemic attack (TIA; Group NC), and those who did not develop NC after the surgery (Group non-NC). After excluding patients with only TIA episodes, patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident (CVA) were classified as Group CVA. The analysis was performed between Group NC and Group non-NC, and between Group CVA between Group non-NC.
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Complications during the post-operative observation period after placement of a HeartMate I (HM I) or HeartMate II (HM II) ventricular assist device (VAD). The study cohort sustained 51 events. TIA, t

Complications during the post-operative observation period after placement of a HeartMate I (HM I) or HeartMate II (HM II) ventricular assist device (VAD). The study cohort sustained 51 events. TIA, transient ischemic attack.
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