The VAD Journal: https://doi.org/10.13023/vad.2018.13 Page 1 of 9 The VAD Journal: The journal of mechanical assisted circulation and heart failure Peer-Reviewed Case Series Implanted Hemodynamic Monitoring in Management of Significant Right Heart Failure before and after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Creation and Maintenance of Fontan Physiology in Severe Right Ventricular Dysfunction Kevin Yei*, Casey Kaisi, Rajeev Mohan, Ajay Srivastava, and J Thomas Heywood *Corresponding author: yei.kevin@scrippshealth.org Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, La Jolla, CA Abstract In the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) population, right ventricular (RV) failure represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. It is unclear whether hemodynamic monitoring with the implantable CardioMEMS system can improve outcomes within this population. This case report highlights two patients in our clinic who had CardioMEMS implanted after LVAD, enabling us to modify their medical regimens remotely and more frequently in the management of their RV failure. Keywords: LVAD, left ventricular assist device, CardioMEMs, hemodynamic monitoring Citation: Yei K. et al. (2018) “Implanted Hemodynamic Monitoring in Management of Significant Right Heart Failure before and after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Creation and Maintenance of Fontan Physiology in Severe Right Ventricular Dysfunction.” The VAD Journal, 4. doi: https://doi.org/10.13023/vad.2018 .13 Editor-in-Chief: Maya Guglin, University of Kentucky Received: October 9, 2018 Accepted: November 10, 2018 Published: November 12, 2018 © 2018 The Author(s). This is an open access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/lice nses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original author(s) and the publication source are credited. Funding: Not applicable Competing interests: Not applicable