Boston - American Association for Thoracic Surgery

89 TH ANNUAL MEETING MAY 9–MAY 13, 2009BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTSCONCLUSION: Post-cardiac transplant survival is not influenced by the durationof LVAD support with continuous-flow devices. Their improved durability andreduced short and long-term morbidity has reduced the need for urgent cardiactransplantation which may have adversely influenced survival in the pulsatileLVAD era. This data may allow for better donor selection for patients on continuousflowdevices independent of LVAD duration, thereby favoring improved post-transplantoutcomes.5:00 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION(AATS Members Only)Ballroom A–C, Hynes Convention Center170