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July 23, 2025CureusOpen Access

Impact of Left Ventricular Assist Devices on the Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes in Advanced Heart Failure: A Comprehensive Review

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SSSunil ShahHSHira SaleemVGVijayendran Govindasamy

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Overview

This comprehensive review demonstrates how LVADs improve quality of life and functional outcomes in advanced heart failure, highlighting associated complications and psychological stress.

Key Points

  • LVADs offer significant improvements in quality of life, exercise capacity, and physical function for advanced heart failure patients.
  • Clinical research over the past 15 years showed that better pre-implant health leads to more favorable outcomes with LVAD therapy.
  • Patients using LVADs frequently face challenges, such as psychological stress and various medical complications post-implantation.
  • Holistic, patient-centered care is crucial to optimize the benefits of LVAD therapy and enhance overall patient outcomes.

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Shah et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a061be6551bb0af8cda1fhttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.88527
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