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Anaesthetic Considerations for Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery

Dr Melinda Zhao Luo1†, Dr Subid Ranjan Das2

1Anaesthesiology Resident, Department of Anaesthesia, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong

2Consultant, Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

Edited by: Dr Alex Konstantatos, Anaesthetic Consultant, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

†Corresponding author email: melindaluo.home@gmail.com

DOI: 10.28923/atotw.567

Published March 10, 2026

Abstract

This tutorial provides an overview of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and its physiology. It then goes on to offer a comprehensive approach to the perioperative management of LVAD patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

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