• Figure 1.

    Potential mechanisms for LVAD effects (beneficial and harmful) on the kidneys

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LVADs and the Kidney

Carl P. Walther Carl P. Walther, MD, MS, FASN, is associate professor of medicine in the Section of Nephrology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Sankar D. Navaneethan, MD, MS, MPH, is chief of nephrology at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and the Garabed Eknoyan, MD, Endowed Professor in Nephrology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

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Sankar D. Navaneethan Carl P. Walther, MD, MS, FASN, is associate professor of medicine in the Section of Nephrology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Sankar D. Navaneethan, MD, MS, MPH, is chief of nephrology at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and the Garabed Eknoyan, MD, Endowed Professor in Nephrology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

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