PMID- 22841258
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130103
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1873-2623 (Electronic)
IS  - 0041-1345 (Linking)
VI  - 44
IP  - 6
DP  - 2012 Jul-Aug
TI  - Evaluation of changes in quality of life among Turkish patients undergoing 
      ventricular assist device implantation.
PG  - 1735-7
LID - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.05.031 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Ventricular assist device (VAD) application has become an 
      increasingly common method to treatment end-stage heart failure. In this study we 
      evaluated the effect of VAD implantation upon the quality of life among Turkish 
      patients with end-stage heart failure. METHODS: Twenty-eight VAD implantation 
      patients included 3 (10.7%) with biventricular support using the Berlin Heart 
      Excor; 15 (53.6%), left ventricular support with the Berlin Heart Excor; and 10 
      (35.7%), Heartware implantation for left ventricular support. The Minnesota 
      Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health 
      Questionnaire were used to assess changes in the quality of life (QOL). RESULTS: 
      Of the 28 patients, 2 were females (7.1%) and 26 were males (92.9%) of overall 
      mean age of 44.6 +/- 15.3 years (range, 8-66). Preoperative mean score of MLHFQ was 
      significantly improved at 200.4 +/- 147.4 days follow-up (72.8 +/- 11.5 vs 13.7 +/- 
      10.5; P < .05). SF-36 physical scores and mental scores were improved 
      postoperatively (physical scores, 20.0 +/- 24.4 vs 70.2 +/- 19.9; mental scores, 38.4 
      +/- 18.8 vs 73.9 +/- 15.7; P < .05). No significant relation was observed between the 
      postoperative scores of questionnaires and type of surgery. More improvement in 
      postoperative MLHFQ scores was seen in patients younger than 45 years of age (P = 
      .027). The severity of chronic heart failure (CHF) regressed from New York Heart 
      Association (NYHA) class IV to NYHA class II in 26 and to NYHA class III in 2 
      patients (P = .000). CONCLUSION: The QOL among patients with end-stage heart 
      failure improved dramatically soon after VAD implantation.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Ozturk, C
AU  - Ozturk C
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ege 
      University, Izmir, Turkey.
FAU - Ayik, F
AU  - Ayik F
FAU - Oguz, E
AU  - Oguz E
FAU - Ozturk, P
AU  - Ozturk P
FAU - Karapolat, H
AU  - Karapolat H
FAU - Balcioglu, O
AU  - Balcioglu O
FAU - Yagdi, T
AU  - Yagdi T
FAU - Engin, C
AU  - Engin C
FAU - Ozbaran, M
AU  - Ozbaran M
LA  - eng
PT  - Evaluation Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Transplant Proc
JT  - Transplantation proceedings
JID - 0243532
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Cardiac Surgical Procedures/adverse effects/*instrumentation
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Failure/diagnosis/physiopathology/psychology/*surgery
MH  - *Heart-Assist Devices
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prosthesis Design
MH  - Prosthesis Implantation/adverse effects/*instrumentation
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Recovery of Function
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Turkey
MH  - Ventricular Function, Left
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2012/07/31 06:00
MHDA- 2013/01/04 06:00
CRDT- 2012/07/31 06:00
PHST- 2012/07/31 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/07/31 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/01/04 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0041-1345(12)00496-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.05.031 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Transplant Proc. 2012 Jul-Aug;44(6):1735-7. doi: 
      10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.05.031.