The impact of left ventricle assist device on circulating endothelial microparticles - pilot study

Abstract

Results from this preliminary pilot study do not indicate that ventricular assist device contribute to short therm vascular damage as defined by an increase in circulating endothelial microparticles.

Keywords

• Heart failure
• ventricular assist device
• non pulsatile flow
• endothelial dysfunction
• circulating endothelial particles