IMPACT OF THE REVERSAL OF ELEVATED PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE OR CHRONIC VASODILATORS ON POST HEART TRANSPLANT CLINICAL OUTCOMES

High pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) has been associated with early postoperative morbidity and mortality after heart transplantation (HT). Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) or chronic vasodilator therapy can lower PVR sufficiently to allow eligibility for HT. This study assessed whether