12 research outputs found
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: Prognostic Comparison from Peak VO2 and VE/VCO2 Slope
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Should Left Ventricular Assist Device Should Be Standard of Care for Patients With Refractory Heart Failure Who Are Not Transplantation Candidates?
No full textSocioeconomic Disparities in Access for Watchman Device Insertion in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and at Elevated Risk of Bleeding
No full textPrimary Payer Status Is Associated With Mortality and Resource Utilization for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
No full textInsurance Status and Quality of Diabetes Care in Community Health Centers
No full textObjectives. We sought to compare quality of diabetes care by insurance type in federally funded community health centers
Baseline quality of life of caregivers of patients with heart failure prior to advanced therapies: Findings from the Sustaining Quality of Life of the Aged: Transplant or Mechanical Support (SUSTAIN-IT) study
No full textBACKGROUND: We compared HRQOL, depressive symptoms, anxiety and burden among caregivers of older HF patients based on intended patient therapy goal: awaiting heart transplantation (HT) with or without mechanical circulatory support (MCS); and prior to long-term MCS; and identified factors associated with HRQOL. METHODS: Caregivers (n=281) recruited from 13 U.S. HT and MCS programs, completed measures of HRQOL (EQ-5D-3L), depressive symptoms (PHQ-8), anxiety (STAI-state), and burden (Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale). Analyses included ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis tests, chi-square tests, and linear regression. RESULTS: The majority of caregivers were female, white, spouses with ≤2 co-morbidities, median[Q1,Q3] age=62[57.8,67.0] years. Caregivers (HT with MCS=87, HT without MCS=98, long-term MCS=96) reported similarly high baseline HRQOL (EQ-5D-3L visual analog scale median score=90, p=0.67, for all groups) and low levels of depressive symptoms. STAI-state median scores were higher in the long-term MCS group versus the HT groups with and without MCS, (38 versus 32 versus 31, p\u3c0.001), respectively. Burden (task: time spent/difficulty) differed significantly among groups. Caregiver factors (number of comorbidities, diabetes, and higher anxiety levels) were significantly associated with worse caregiver HRQOL, R=26%. CONCLUSIONS: Recognizing caregiver-specific factors, including comorbidities and anxiety, associated with HRQOL of caregivers of these older advanced HF patients may guide support strategies
La vasodilatation pulmonaire sélective avec ľinhalation de milrinone en aérosol chez des candidats à la greffe cardiaque
No full textThe 2023 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for Mechanical Circulatory Support: A 10- Year Update.
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