Background: Severe heart failure (HF) patients often have renal dysfunction because of low cardiac
output. Methods and Results: 39 patients underwent a centrifugal-type, continuous-flow left ventricular assist
device (LVAD) (EVAHEART) implantation as a bridge to cardiac transplantation at our
institute between 2005 and 2015. We investigated the changes in renal function over
2 years among 36 patients with supported by EVAHEART over 6 months. The median estimated
glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at implantation was 62 ± 32 mL/min/1.73 m2 and 47% of the patients showed eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. The changes in renal function were shown in the Figure. Conclusions: EVAHEART, a centrifugal-type, continuous-flow LVAD improved patients' renal function
early after implantation, however, gradually showed declining in most patients over
2 years.
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