PATIENT REFERRALS
Any
patients with known or suspected ventricular dysfunction may be referred
to the Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center. Some common reasons for
referral include:
-
Asymptomatic cardiac
enlargement
- New onset symptoms of
heart failure
-
Consideration of complex
revascularization in patients with coronary disease and reduced ejection
fraction
-
Valvular disease and low
ejection fraction
-
Arrhythmias in the
setting of ventricular dysfunction
-
Well-compensated heart
failure for risk assessment
-
Decompensated heart
failure
-
potential candidates
for heart transplantation
-
patients with obvious
contraindications to transplantation in whom alternative therapy is
sought
Patients with advanced heart failure that are unstable or unable to be
discharged from the hospital may be transferred to UCLA Medical Center on
an urgent basis at any time by calling (310) 825-6068.
