Impact of Thoracotomy-Based Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation on Right Ventricular Functional Preservation.
Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction remains a critical determinant of outcomes following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. We used a doubly robust inverse probability weighting based on propensity scores to evaluate the association between surgical approach and clinical outcomes in 187 consecutive pati...