Device Management of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Practical Review for the ICU Clinician.
SS, I., SD, S., & AN, R. (2026). Device Management of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Practical Review for the ICU Clinician.. Clinics in chest medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccm.2026.04.016
SS I, SD S, AN R. Device Management of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Practical Review for the ICU Clinician.. Clinics in chest medicine. 2026; doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2026.04.016
SS I, SD S, AN R. Device Management of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Practical Review for the ICU Clinician.[J]. Clinics in chest medicine. 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2026.04.016.
@article{ss2026,
author = {Inglis SS and Schettle SD and Rosenbaum AN},
title = {Device Management of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Practical Review for the ICU Clinician.},
journal = {Clinics in chest medicine},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1016/j.ccm.2026.04.016},
note = {PMID: 42486570},
}
TY - JOUR AU - Inglis SS AU - Schettle SD AU - Rosenbaum AN TI - Device Management of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Practical Review for the ICU Clinician. T2 - Clinics in chest medicine PY - 2026 DO - 10.1016/j.ccm.2026.04.016 AN - PMID:42486570 ER -
Nonphysiologic continuous flow (cf) in the current era of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support confers unique challenges in management, with greater preload/afterload sensitivity, reduced systemic pulsatility, and implications for right ventricular function. Deviations in device parameters may guide troubleshooting for flow alarms and provide insight into frequently encountered complications in patients with cf-LVAD support. This article aims to provide an overview of physiologic considerations and management of cf-LVAD patients, tailored to the general intensivist.