Patient characteristics and outcomes of left ventricular assist device implantation on early versus late weekdaysCentral Message

• Amit Alam, MD,
• Johanna S. van Zyl, PhD,
• Melissa Medina, MD,
• Katharina Fetten, MD,
• Aldo E. Rafael, MD,
• Joost Felius, PhD,
• Dan M. Meyer, MD,
• Shelley A. Hall, MD

Affiliations

Amit Alam, MD

Department of Cardiology, New York University, New York, NY; Address for reprints: Amit Alam, MD, Department of Cardiology, NYU Langone Health, New York University, 530 First Ave, Suite 9N, New York, NY 10016.

Johanna S. van Zyl, PhD

Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Dallas, Tex; Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, Tex

Melissa Medina, MD

Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Tex

Katharina Fetten, MD

Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Tex

Aldo E. Rafael, MD

Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Dallas, Tex; Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Tex

Joost Felius, PhD

Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Dallas, Tex; Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, Tex

Dan M. Meyer, MD

Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Dallas, Tex; Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Tex

Shelley A. Hall, MD

Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Dallas, Tex; Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Tex