A bridge to transplantation: The life experiences of patients with a left ventricular assist device

CEBECİ F., Arikan B., ÇATAL E., BAYEZİD Ö.

HEART & LUNG, vol.50, no.1, pp.106-112, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.09.020
  • Journal Name: HEART & LUNG
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.106-112
  • Keywords: Bridge to transplantation, Fear, Coping, Life experiences, LVAD, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, ADVANCED HEART-FAILURE, DECISION-MAKING, DEPRESSION, DISTRESS, ANXIETY
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) is a rapidly spreading treatment given to patients with advanced heart failure due to organ donor shortage. Thus, there is a need to study the life experience of patients who underwent LVAD implantation as a bridge to transplantation.