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Proposed criteria for proceeding to next phase of the explantation evaluation protocol; LVAD explantation considered if all criteria were met during ramp down and maximal stress.
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Hemodynamic measurements in patient #1. Upright pulmonary artery pressure and PAWP measurements at rest (left panel) and at peak exercise (111 Watts, 4.1 METs; right panel).
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However, the observed increment in pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) (5 to 16 mmHg) was only modest relative to his increment in CO (7.1 up to 14.6 L/min, PAWP-CO slope (1.2 mmHg/L/min, Figure 2 and Supplemental Table).
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Hemodynamic measurements in patient #2. Upright pulmonary artery pressure and PAWP measurements at ramp down (left panel) and at peak exercise (75 Watts, 4 METs; right panel).
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