Ventricular Assist Device Implant in the Elderly Is Associated With Increased, but Respectable Risk: A Multi-Institutional Study Pavan Atluri, MD, Andrew B. Goldstone, MD, Dale M. Kobrin, BA, Jeffrey E. Cohen, MD, John W. MacArthur, MD, Jessica L. Howard, BS, Mariell L. Jessup, MD, J. Eduardo Rame, MD, Michael A. Acker, MD, Y. Joseph Woo, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 1, Pages 141-147 (July 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.010 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Age range at time of left ventricular assist device implant. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 141-147DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.010) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrating cumulative survival for patients less than 70 and 70 or greater years of age undergoing continuous flow left ventricular assist device implant. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 141-147DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.010) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions