RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN OVER 1,000 PATIENTS WITH CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES

Race Age (Years) Female Sex (N,%) LVEF(%) Ischemic Etiology Right Heart Failure (events/patient year) HeartMate II Risk Score 2-year survival (%) Caucasian (N=830) 61.0±12.3 150 (18%) 17.0 ± 6.1 517 (62%) 200 (0.15) 1.85±1.28 58±2.0% African American (N=215) 49.8±14.7 83 (39%) 15.3 ± 5.7 44 (20%) 58...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013-03, Vol.61 (10), p.E721-E721
Main Authors: Bhat, Geetha, Aggarwal, Ashim, Tatooles, Antone, Slaughter, Mark, Jorde, Ulrich, Brewer, Robert, Chen, Leway, Sundareswaran, Kartik, Farrar, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beta blockers
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Drug therapy
Heart failure
Internal Medicine
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Summary:Race Age (Years) Female Sex (N,%) LVEF(%) Ischemic Etiology Right Heart Failure (events/patient year) HeartMate II Risk Score 2-year survival (%) Caucasian (N=830) 61.0±12.3 150 (18%) 17.0 ± 6.1 517 (62%) 200 (0.15) 1.85±1.28 58±2.0% African American (N=215) 49.8±14.7 83 (39%) 15.3 ± 5.7 44 (20%) 58 (0.14) 1.65±0.98 67±3.8% Others (N=81) 56.3±15.9 17 (21%) 17.9 ± 5.7 38 (47%) 21 (0.13) 1.64±0.93 77±5.3% P value
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60721-4