Perfusionist’s role in long-term ventricular assist device

Yolly Gigliola Perea Bautista, Yadira Estrada García, Dafna García Gómez, Edgar Fabián Manrique-Hernández, Maricel Licht-Ardila, Alejandra Mendoza-Monsalve, Alexandra Hurtado-Ortiz, Gustavo Prieto, Leonardo Salazar, Vascular Nursing and Perfusion Department, Hospital Internacional de Colombia , Instituto Cardiovascular, Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, Department of Epidemiology, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, ECMO Department, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia

Perfusion

Published online on January 05, 2026

Abstract

Perfusion, Ahead of Print.
IntroductionVentricular assist devices (VADs) have emerged as essential tools for stage D heart failure, improving survival and quality of life by serving as a bridge to transplant, destination therapy, or bridge to decision. The successful implantation ...