Left Ventricular Assist Device Report for Patients Like You

What is Left Ventricular Assist Device?

An example of Left Ventricular Assist Device

The left ventricle is the large, muscular chamber of the heart that pumps blood out to the body. A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a battery-operated, mechanical pump-type device that's surgically implanted. It helps maintain the pumping ability of a heart that can't effectively work alone.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
			Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations	Major	Moderate	Slight	None	Can’t tell
Support heart health	2	0
Shortness of breath (dyspnea)	1	1

See all 3 patients currently using Left Ventricular Assist Device

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0
Moderate	0
Mild	1
None	0

Reported Schedules

daily	1 transplant daily	100 other daily
1	1	1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	1

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using Left Ventricular Assist Device

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How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Left Ventricular Assist Device

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	0	0	1

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	1	0	0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Left Ventricular Assist Device

Always	1	100%
Usually	0	0%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Left Ventricular Assist Device

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	0	0%
A little	0	0%
Not at all	1	100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Left Ventricular Assist Device

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	1	100%