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KMID : 0361420140380030396
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2014 Volume.38 No. 3 p.396 ~ p.400
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Exercise Therapy for an Older Patient With Left Ventricular Assist Device
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Park Won-Hah
Seo Yong-Gon
Sung Ji-Dong
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Abstract
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A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical circulation support implanted for patients with end-stage heart failure. It may be used either as a bridge to cardiac transplantation or as a destination therapy. The health of a 75-year-old man with a medical history of systolic heart failure worsened. Therefore, he was recommended to have implanted a LVAD (Thoratec Corp.) as a destination therapy. After the surgery, he was enrolled in patient cardiac rehabilitation for the improvement of dyspnea and exercise capacity. In results, there is an improvement on his exercise capacity and quality of life. For the first time in Korea, we reported a benefit of exercise therapy after being implanted with a LVAD.
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KEYWORD
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Left ventricular assist device (LVAD), Exercise therapy, Destination therapy
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