LVAD Complications: The Times They Are A-Changing

LVAD patients now enjoy longer survival due to fewer hemocompatibility-related adverse events. However, other complications have arisen to take their place, including late right heart failure, aortic insufficiency, external outflow graft obstruction, and complications with and without exit strategies. In this session, we review those real-life LVAD adverse events and facilitate contemporary and relevant discussions about their pathophysiology and treatment.

Agenda

• Moderator - Steven Hsu, MD
• Moderator - Bin Yang, MD
• Bugs and Drugs: LVAD Driveline and Device Infections - TBD
• AI Also Stands for Aortic Insufficiency! Where Are We with AI in LVAD? - Amin Yehya, MD, MS, HF-Cert
• Just When You Thought the Coast Was Clear - Late Right Heart Failure in LVAD - Lisa Jennings, ACNP-BC, CVNP-BC, FHFSA
• Something Strange Is Happening: External Outflow Graft Obstruction in LVAD - Amanda Bergeron, AG-ACNP, HF-Cert
• When the LVAD Just Isn't Good Enough: Bridging Strategies to Transplant - Jennifer Hajj, MHDS, RN
• When the LVAD Just Isn't Good Enough: Integration of Palliative Care and End-of-Life Discussions - Lyndsay DeGroot, PhD, RN, CNE
• Panel Discussion