Advance in ventricular assist devices and current controversies / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Advanced heart failure(AHF)is a global epidemic with high morbidity and mortality.Heart transplantation has been the main method for the treatment of AHF.However, for the extreme shortage of organ donations, heart transplanta-tion is no obvious increase.Left ventricular assist devices(LVADs)have become a viable therapeutic approach as a bridge to heart transplantation, as well as destination therapy or part of the bridge to recovery.This review focuses on the therapeutic effect with VAD, current controversies and prospects.