Publications

2025

Impact of Post-Implant Mitral Regurgitation on Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes

Pegues JU, Danesh S, Cascino TM, Cowger JA, Rosenbaum A, Colvin MM, Aaronson KD, Yang J, Likosky DS, Pagani FD, Tang PC.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surgery. 2025 Jun 24:S0022-5223(25)00539-2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.06.019

PMID: 40571187

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Intermacs Database Risk Model for Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Pagani FD, Singletary B, Cantor R, Mehaffey JH, Nayak A, Teuteberg J, Shah P, Cowger J, Vega JD, Goldstein D, Kurlansky PA.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Apr;119(4):907-916. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.11.039

PMID: 39864770

Outcomes following isolated right ventricular assist device as durable support for primary right heart failure: An INTERMACS analysis

Birati EY, Grandin EW, Zhang RS, Cabezas F, Rajagopal K, Seigerman M, Padegimas A, Mazurek JA, Kiernan MS, Kapur NK, Atluri P, Oliveira GH, Pagani FD, Myers SL, Teuteberg J, Kormos RL, Kirklin JK, Acker MA, Eduardo Rame J.

JHLT Open. 2025 Apr 1;8:100258. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100258

PMID: 40276318

Eighth Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs Report

Griffiths ER, Profsky MP, Mokshagundam D, Boucek K, Amdani S, Davies RR, Monge MC, Morales DL, Rossano JW, Jacobs JP, Kirklin JK.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Mar;119(3):513-522. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.12.020

PMID: 39818264

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2024 Annual Report: Focus on Outcomes in Younger Patients Meyer DM, Nayak A, Wood KL, Blumer V, Schettle S, Salerno C, Koehl D, Cantor R, Kirklin JK, Jacobs JP, Cascino T. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Jan;119(1):34-58. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.10.003

PMID: 39442906

Early Stroke Following Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Implantation: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs National Database

Molina EJ, Goldstein D, Cantor RS, Kanwar MK, Meyer D, Jorde U, Saeed O, Wood K, Rudraraju RR, Lewis S, Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Kilic A.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Feb;44(2):263-272. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.09.031

PMID: 39389330

2024

Defining Optimal Left Ventricular Assist Device Short-Term Outcomes May Provide Insight into Programmatic Quality Assessment

Cowger JA, Molina E, Deng L, Kanwar M, Shah P, Cogswell R, Gosev I, Cantor RS, Dardas TF, Kirklin JK, Rogers JG, Cleveland JC, Sandau KE, McIlvennan CK, Kaczorowski D, Estep JD, Pagani FD.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Nov;43(11):1777-1787. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.08.006

PMID: 39142525

Predicting Stroke for Pediatric Patients Supported with Ventricular Assist Devices: A PEDIMACS Report

Ashfaq A, Lorts A, Rosenthal D, Adachi I, Rossano J, Davies R, Simpson KE, Maeda K, Wisotzkey B, Koehl D, Cantor RS, Jacobs JP, Peng D, Kirklin JK, Morales DLS.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Oct;118(4):889-897. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.05.009

PMID: 38802036

Social Determinants of Health and Outcomes After Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

West CL, Zhao H, Cantor R, Sood V, Lal AK, Beaty C, Kirklin JK, Peng DM.

Pediatric Transplantation. 2024 Aug;28(5):e14802. DOI: 10.1111/petr.14802

PMID: 38853134

Impact of center volume on outcomes after ventricular assist device implantation in pediatric patients: An analysis of the STS-Pedimacs database

Amdani S, Marino BS, Boyle G, Cassedy A, Lorts A, Morales D, Joong A, Burstein D, Bansal N, Sutcliffe DL.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 May;43(5):787-796. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.01.001

PMID: 38199514

Gastrointestinal bleeding following Heartmate 3 left ventricular assist device implantation: The Michigan Bleeding Risk Model

Hammer Y, Xie J, Yang G, Bitar A, Haft JW, Cascino TM, Likosky DS, Pagani FD, Zhang M, Aaronson KD.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Apr;43(4):604-614. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.11.016

PMID: 38065237

Seventh Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs Report

Peng DM, Davies RR, Simpson KE, Shugh SB, Morales DLS, Jacobs JP, Butto A, Joong A, Conway J, Schindler K, Griffiths ER, Koehl D, Cantor RS, Kirklin JK, Rossano JW, Adachi I; Pedimacs Investigators.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Apr;117(4):690-703. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.11.035

PMID: 38123046

Changing Strategy Between Bridge to Transplant and Destination LVAD Therapy After the First 3 Months: Analysis of the STS-INTERMACS Database

Rali AS, Inampudi C, Zalawadiya S, Shah A, Teuteberg JJ, Stewart GC, Cantor RS, Deng L, Jacobs JP, Kirklin JK, Stevenson LW.

J Card Fail. 2024 Apr;30(4):552-561. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.09.011

PMID: 37898382

Treatment Strategies and Outcomes of Right Ventricular Failure Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: An INTERMACS Analysis

Chamogeorgakis T, Toumpoulis I, Bonios MJ, Lanfear D, Williams C, Koliopoulou A, Cowger J.

ASAIO J. 2024 Apr 1;70(4):264-271. DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002105

PMID: 38029763

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2023 Annual Report: Focus on Magnetically Levitated Devices. Jorde UP, Saeed O, Koehl D, Morris AA, Wood KL, Meyer DM, Cantor R, Jacobs JP, Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Vega JD. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Jan;117(1):33-44. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.11.004

PMID: 37944655

Contemporary Outcomes in the Use of Durable LVADs: An Update from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database

Salerno CT, Meyer DM, Pagani FD, Kirklin J, Cantor R.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Jan;117(1):248-249. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.09.024

PMID: 37769701

Predicting Survival of End-Stage Heart Failure Patients Receiving HeartMate-3: Comparing Machine Learning Methods

Loyaga-Rendon RY, Acharya D, Jani M, Lee S, Trachtenberg B, Manandhar-Shrestha N, Leacche M, Jovinge S.

ASAIO J. 2024 Jan 1;70(1):22-30. DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002050

PMID: 37913499

2023

The Widening Care Gap in VAD Therapy

Conway J, Amdani S, Morales D, Lorts A, Rosenthal DN, Jacobs J, Rossano J, Koehl D, Kirklin JK, Auerbach SR.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Dec;42(12):1710-1724. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.08.009

PMID: 37591455

Survival in Pediatric Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices: A Special PEDIMACS Report

Ashfaq A, Lorts A, Rosenthal D, Adachi I, Rossano J, Davies R, Simpson KE, Maeda K, Wisotzkey B, Koehl D, Cantor RS, Jacobs JP, Peng D, Kirklin JK, Morales DLS.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Nov;116(5):972-979. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.07.039

PMID: 37573991

The Impact of Obesity And LVAD-Bridging on Heart Transplant Candidate Outcomes: A Linked STS Intermacs – OPTN/UNOS Data Analysis

Alba AC, Kirklin JK, Cantor RS, Deng L, Ross HJ, Jacobs JP, Rao V, Hanff TC, Stehlik J.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Nov;42(11):1587-1596. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.06.003

PMID: 37385418

Clinical outcomes of ventricular assist device support by HIV infection status: An STS-INTERMACS analysis

Birk SE, Baran DA, Campbell R, Herre JM, Sadatsafavi H, Yehya A.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Sep;42(9):1185-1193. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.04.014

PMID: 37146667

Heart Transplant Outcomes After Total Artificial Heart Arabía FA

Murray CF, Cantor R, Deng L, Gopalan R, Amabile O, Kalya A, Tasset MR, Colón MJ, Smith R, Kirklin JK.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Sep;55(7):1664-1673. DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.05.020

PMID: 37453855

Impact of Adverse Events on Health-Related Quality of Life after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Kilic A, Kwon JH, Grady KL, Singletary BA, , Everitt M, Cleveland J, Cantor RS, Blackmon S, Breathett K, McKellar S.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Sep;42(9):1214-1222. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.04.001

PMID: 37040860

Timing and Outcomes of Concurrent and Sequential Biventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Analysis

Ahmed MM, Jacobs JP, Meece LE, Jeng EI, Bleiweis MS, Cantor RS, Singletary B, Kirklin JK, Slaughter MS.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Aug;116(2):383-390. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.02.058

PMID: 36935029

Elective HeartWare HVAD to HeartMate 3 Pump Exchange: Risk Mitigation or Increasing Risk?

Salerno CT, Jorde UP, Molina E, Cantor R, Pagani FD, Kirklin J.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Aug;116(2):438-440. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.12.023

PMID: 36572060

Sixth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs Annual Report

Adachi I, Peng DM, Hollander SA, Simpson KE, Davies RR, Jacobs JP, VanderPluym CJ, Fynn-Thompson F, Wells DA, Law SP, Amdani S, Cantor R, Koehl D, Kirklin JK, Morales DLS, Rossano JW; Pedimacs Investigators.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 May;115(5):1098-1108. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.10.042

PMID: 36402175

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2022 Annual Report: Focus on the 2018 Heart Transplant Allocation System. Yuzefpolskaya M, Schroeder SE, Houston BA, Robinson MR, Gosev I, Reyentovich A, Koehl D, Cantor R, Jorde UP, Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, D’Alessandro DA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Feb;115(2):311-327. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.11.023

PMID: 36462544

2022

HVAD to Heartmate 3 Device Exchange: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Analysis

Cogswell R, Cantor RS, Vorovich E, Kilic A, Stehlik J, Cowger JA, Habib RH, Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Atluri P.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov;114(5):1672-1678. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.031

PMID: 34678286

Interhospital variability in health care-associated infections and payments after durable ventricular assist device implant among Medicare beneficiaries

Likosky DS, Yang G, Zhang M, Malani PN, Fetters MD, Strobel RJ, Chenoweth CE, Hou H, Pagani FD; Michigan Congestive Heart Failure Investigators.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Nov;164(5):1561-1568. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.04.074

PMID: 3409927

Effect of preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy on postventricular assist device outcomes: an analysis of the STS Pedimacs database

Peer SM, Koehl DA, Cantor RS, Kirklin JK, Sinha P.

Eur J Cardiothoracic Surg. 2022 Nov 3;62(6):ezac485. DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac485

PMID: 36227147

Generalizability of Trial Data to Real-World Practice: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database

Brescia AA, Watt TMF, Pagani FD, Cascino TM, Zhang M, McCullough JS, Shore S, Likosky DS, Aaronson KD, Cantor RS, Deng L, Kirklin JK, Thompson MP.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Oct;114(4):1307-1317. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.062

PMID: 34619136

Quality of Life Metrics in LVAD Patients after Hemocompatibility‐Related Adverse Events

Weber MP, Stulak J, Maltais S, Pagani FD, Cowger J, Tchantchaleishvili V.

Artificial Organs. 2022 Aug;46(8):1616-1625. DOI: 10.1111/aor.14235

PMID: 35315092

Systemic ventricular assist device support of the Fontan circulation yields promising outcomes: An analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs and Intermacs Databases

Bedzra EKS, Adachi I, Peng DM, Amdani S, Jacobs JP, Koehl D, Cedars A, Morales DL; Society of Thoracic Surgeons Fontan VAD Group.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Aug;164(2):353-364. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.11.054

PMID: 35016782

Self‐reported quality of life in children with ventricular assist devices

Peng DM, Yu S, Lowery R, Ventresco C, Cousino MK, St. Louis JD, Blume ED, Uzark K.

Pediatric Transplantation. 2022 Jun;26(4):e14237. DOI: 10.1111/petr.14237

PMID: 35102660

Right Heart Failure Following Left Ventricular Device Implantation: Natural History, Risk Factors, and Outcomes: An Analysis of the STS INTERMACS Database

Kapelios CJ, Lund LH, Wever-Pinzon O, Selzman CH, Myers SL, Cantor RS, Stehlik J, Chamogeorgakis T, McKellar SH, Koliopoulou A, Alharethi R, Kfoury AG, Bonios M, Adamopoulos S, Gilbert EM, Fang JC, Kirklin JK, Drakos SG.

Circ Heart Fail. 2022 Jun;15(6):e008706. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008706

PMID: 35658464

Progression to Transplant under New Heart Allocation System: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database

Yarboro LT, Mehaffey JH, Cantor R, Deng L, Teman NR, Yount KW, Kern JA, Kirklin JK, Bergin JD.

Annals of Thoracic Surg Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jun;113(6):1926-1934. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.020

PMID: 34389303

Advancing Quality Metrics for Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ Intermacs Database

Pienta J, Wu X, Cascino TM, Brescia AA, Abou El Ela A, Zhang M, McCullough JS, Shore S, Aaronson KD, Thompson MP, Pagani FD, Likosky DS; Michigan Congestive Heart Failure Investigators.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 May;113(5):1544-1551. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.01.031

PMID: 35176258

Outcomes with Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor Use After Left Ventricular Assist Device: An STS-INTERMACS Analysis

Grandin EW, Gulati G, Nunez JI, Kennedy K, Rame JE, Atluri P, Pagani FD, Kirklin JK, Kormos RL, Teuteberg J, Kiernan MS.

Circ Heart Fail. 2022 Apr;15(4):e008613. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008613

PMID: 35332780

Concordance of Treatment Effect: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database

Pagani FD, Cantor R, Cowger J, Goldstein D, Teuteberg J, Mahr C, Atluri P, Kilic A, Maozami N, Habib R, Naftel D, Kirklin JK.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Apr;113(4):1172-1182. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.05.017

PMID: 34087236

Twelfth Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Report: Readmissions after LVAD

Shah P, Yuzefpolskaya M, Hickey GW, Breathett K, Wever-Pinzon O, Khue-Ton V, Hiesinger W, Koehl D, Kirklin JK, Cantor RS, Jacobs JP, Habib RH, Pagani FD, Goldstein DJ.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Mar;113(3):722-737. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.011

PMID: 35007505

STS INTERMACS Database: The Key to Conduct Single-arm Trials in Advanced Heart Failure Patients

Symalla T, Peev MP, Song T, Naftel D, Myers S, Koehl D, Cantor RS, Pinney S, Jeevanandam V.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Mar;113(3):808-815. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.045

PMID: 33930360

Postimplant Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor Use in Centrifugal Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Xanthopoulos A, Wolski K, Wang Q, Blackstone EH, Randhawa VK, Soltesz EG, Young JB, Nissen SE, Estep JD, Triposkiadis F, Starling RC.

JACC Heart Fail. 2022 Feb;10(2):89-100. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.09.008

PMID: 35115092

Long-term survival on LVAD support: Device complications and end-organ dysfunction limit long-term success

Hariri IM, Dardas T, Kanwar M, Cogswell R, Gosev I, Molina E, Myers SL, Kirklin JK, Shah P, Pagani FD, Cowger JA.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Feb;41(2):161-170. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.07.011

PMID: 34404571

Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support: An STS-Intermacs Registry Analysis

Sheikh FH, Craig PE, Ahmed S, Torguson R, Kolm P, Weintraub WS, Molina EJ, Najjar SS, Mohammed SF. J Card Fail.

J Card Fail. 2022 Jan;28(1):71-82. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.07.025

PMID: 34474157

Impact of Preoperative vs Postoperative Dialysis on Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes: An Analysis from the STS INTERMACS Database

Mehaffey JH, Cantor R, Myers S, Teman NR, Kern JA, Ailawadi G, Pagani F, Kirklin J, Yount K, Yarboro L.

Annals JTCVS Open. 2022 Jan 22;9:122-143. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.01.005

PMID: 36003469

2021

Evolution of Late Right Heart Failure with Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Association with Outcomes

Rame JE, Pagani FD, Kiernan MS, Oliveira GH, Birati EY, Atluri P, Gaffey A, Grandin EW, Myers SL, Collum C, Kormos RL, Kirklin JK, Teuteberg JJ.

J Am Coll Crdiol. 2021 Dec 7;78(23):2294-2308. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.1362

PMID: 34857091

Fifth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report

Rossano JW, VanderPluym CJ, Peng DM, Hollander SA, Maeda K, Adachi I, Davies RR, Simpson KE, Fynn-Thompson F, Conway J, Law SP.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Dec;112(6):1763-1774. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.001

PMID: 34648810

Significance of pre and post-implant MELD-XI score on survival in children Undergoing VAD implantation

Amdani S, Boyle GJ, Cantor RS, Conway J, Godown J, Kirklin JK, Koehl D, Lal AK, Law Y, Lorts A, Rosenthal DN.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Dec 1;40(12):1614-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.08.013

PMID: 34598872

Cerebrovascular Events in Patients With Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Propensity Score–Matched Analysis From the Intermacs Registry

Cho SM, Mehaffey JH, Meyers SL, Cantor RS, Starling RC, Kirklin JK, Jacobs JP, Kern J, Uchino K, Yarboro LT.

Circulation. 2021 Sep 7;144(10):763-72. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055716D

PMID: 34491778

Impact of thoracotomy approach on right ventricular failure and length of stay in left ventricular assist device implants: an intermacs registry analysis

Lampert BC, Teuteberg JJ, Cowger J, Mokadam NA, Cantor RS, Benza RL, Ganapathi AM, Myers SL, Hiesinger W, Woo J, Pagani F.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 Sep 1;40(9):981-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.05.022

PMID: 34229917

Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes in an Aging Population: An STS INTERMACS Analysis

Emerson D, Chikwe J, Catarino P, Hassanein M, Deng L, Cantor RS, Roach A, Cole R, Esmailian F, Kobashigawa J, Moriguchi J, Kirklin JK.

J Am Coll Crdiol. 2021 Aug 31;78(9):883-894. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.06.035

PMID: 34446160

Factors Associated with Health‐Related Quality of Life 2 Years After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Insights From INTERMACS

Grady KL, Fazeli PL, Kirklin JK, Pamboukian SV, White‐Williams C.

J American Heart Association. 2021 Jul 20;10(14):e021196. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.121.021196

PMID: 34238018

Association of Health Insurance Payer Type and Outcomes after Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: An Analysis of the STS-INTERMACS Registry

Khatana SAM, Hanff TC, Nathan AS, Dayoub EJ, Grandin EW, Rame JE, Fanaroff AC, Giri J, Groeneveld PW.

Circ Heart Fail. 2021 May;14(5):e008277. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.120.008277

PMID: 33993721

Right Atrial Pressure Predicts Mortality Among LVAD Recipients: Analysis of the INTERMACS Database

Guglin M, Omar HR.

Heart Lung Circ. 2021 Apr;30(4):592-599. DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.10.018

PMID: 33229240

Defining Optimal Outcomes in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Kanwar MK, McIlvennan CK, Lohmueller LC, Bailey SH, Rogers JG, Teuteberg J, Cowger J.

ASAIO J. 2021 Apr 1;67(4):397-404. DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001228

PMID: 32701625

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2020 Annual Report. Molina EJ, Shah P, Kiernan MS, Cornwell WK 3rd, Copeland H, Takeda K, Fernandez FG, Badhwar V, Habib RH, Jacobs JP, Koehl D, Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Cowger JA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Mar;111(3):778-792. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.12.038

PMID: 33465365

Assessment of Mortality Among Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients Ineligible for Clinical Trials

Brescia AA, Watt TM, Pagani FD, Cascino TM, Zhang M, McCullough JS, Shore S, Likosky DS, Aaronson KD, Thompson MP, Michigan Congestive Heart Failure Investigators.

Jama Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2032865. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.32865

PMID: 33416886

2020

Fourth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report

Morales DLS, Adachi I, Peng DM, Sinha P, Lorts A, Fields K, Conway J, St Louis JD, Cantor R, Koehl D, Jacobs JP, Kirklin JK, Blume ED, Rossano JW.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Dec;110(6):1819-1831. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.09.003

PMID: 33039359

Utilization and outcomes in biventricular assist device support in pediatrics. Baez

Hernandez N, Kirk R, Sutcliffe D, Davies R, Jaquiss R, Gao A, Zhang S, Butts RJ.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Nov;160(5):1301-1308. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.068

PMID: 31948738

Outcomes of Asian-Americans Implanted with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: An Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) Analysis

Taleb I, Wever-Pinzon J, Wang W, Koliopoulou A, Dranow E, Yu T, Yin L, McKellar SH, Stehlik J, Fang JC, Wever-Pinzon O.

Heart Lung Circ. 2020 Aug;29(8):1226-1233. DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.11.017

PMID: 32085955

Quantifying the impact from stroke during support with continuous flow ventricular assist devices: An STS INTERMACS analysis

Kirklin JK, Naftel DC, Myers SL, Pagani FD, Colombo PC.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Aug;39(8):782-794. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.04.006

PMID: 32376278

Postimplant phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors use is associated with lower rates of thrombotic events after left ventricular assist device implantation

Xanthopoulos A, Tryposkiadis K, Triposkiadis F, Fukamachi K, Soltesz EG, Young JB, Wolski K, Blackstone EH, Starling RC.

J American Heart Association. 2020 Jul 21;9(14):e015897. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.119.015897

PMID: 32648508

The impact of pre-implant illness severity on the outcomes of pediatric patients undergoing durable ventricular assist device

Butto A, Teele SA, Sleeper LA, Thrush PT, Philip J, Lu M, Cantor RS, Rossano JW.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Jul;39(7):666-674. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.02.011

PMID: 32165048

Outcomes Based on Blood Pressure in Patients on Continuous Flow LVAD Support: An INTERMACS analysis

Cowger J, Shah P, Pagani F, Grafton G, Stulak J, Chamogeorgakis T, Lanfear D, Nemeh H, Pinney S.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 May;39(5):441-453. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.11.016

PMID: 31831209

Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes

Jaiswal A, Truby LK, Chichra A, Jain R, Myers L, Patel N, Topkara VK.

Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2020 Apr;26(4):287-297. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.10.001

PMID: 31618696

Identifying Temporal Relationships Between In-Hospital Adverse Events after Implantation of Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Kilic A, Seese L, Pagani F, Kormos R.

J American Heart Association. 2020 Apr 21;9(8):e015449. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.119.015449

PMID: 2285751

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support: An Analysis of the STS-INTERMACS Database

Loyaga-Rendon RY, Boeve T, Tallaj J, Lee S, Leacche M, Lotun K, Koehl DA, Cantor RS, Kirklin JK, Acharya D.

Circ Heart Fail. 2020 Mar;13(3):e006387. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.119.006387

PMID: 32164436

Right heart failure with left ventricular assist device implantation in children: an analysis of the Pedimacs registry database

Simpson KE, Kirklin JK, Cantor RS, Mehegan M, Lamour JM, Guleserian KJ, Peng DM, Pahl E.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Mar;39(3):231-240. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.11.012

PMID: 31926747

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications. Teuteberg JJ, Cleveland Jr JC, Cowger J, Higgins RS, Goldstein DJ, Keebler M, Kirklin JK, Myers SL, Salerno CT, Stehlik J, Fernandez F. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Mar;109(3):649-660. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.005

PMID: 32115073

Differences in health-related quality of life by implant strategy: Analyses from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support

White-Williams C, Fazeli PL, Kirklin JK, Pamboukian SV, Grady KL.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Jan;39(1):62-73. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.10.002

PMID: 31787446

2019

Clinical Outcomes after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Older Adults: An INTERMACS Analysis

Caraballo C, DeFilippis EM, Nakagawa S, Ravindra NG, Miller PE, Mezzacappa C, McCullough M, Gruen J, Levin A, Reinhardt S, Mullan C, Ali A, Maurer MS, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Topkara VK.

JACC Heart Fail. 2019 Dec;7(12):1069-1078. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2019.10.004

PMID: 31779930

Renal injury and recovery in pediatric patients after ventricular assist device implantation and cardiac transplant. Pediatric transplantation

Hollander SA, Cantor RS, Sutherland SM, Koehl DA, Pruitt E, McDonald N, Kirklin JK, Ravekes WJ, Ameduri R, Chrisant M, Hoffman TM.

Pediatric Transplantation. 2019 Aug;23(5):e13477. DOI: 10.1111/petr.13477

PMID: 31124590

Stroke and Death Risk in Ventricular Assist Device Patients varies by ISHLT Infection Category: An INTERMACS Analysis

Shah P, Birk SE, Cooper LB, Psotka MA, Kirklin JK, Barnett SD, Katugaha SB, Phillips S, Looby MM, Pagani FD, Cowger JA.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Jul;38(7):721-730. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.02.006

PMID: 3095434

Pre-implant Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor Use is Associated with Higher Rates of Severe Early Right Heart Failure after LVAD Implantation: An INTERMACS Analysis

Gulati G, Grandin EW, Kennedy KF, Cabezas F, DeNofrio D, Kociol R, Rame JE, Pagani FD, Kirklin JK, Kormos RL, Teuteberg J.

Circ Heart Fail. 2019 Jun;12(6):e005537. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.118.005537

PMID: 31181953

Outcomes of children with congenital heart disease implanted with ventricular assist devices: An analysis of the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs)

Peng DM, Koehl DA, Cantor RS, McMillan KN, Barnes AP, McConnell PI, Jordan J, Andersen ND, Louis JD, Maeda K, Kirklin JK.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Apr;38(4):420-430. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.10.008

PMID: 30459063

Outcomes of children supported with an intracorporeal continuous-flow left ventricular assist system

VanderPluym CJ, Adachi I, Niebler R, Griffiths E, Fynn-Thompson F, Chen S, O’Connor MJ, Machado D, Hawkins B, Bleiweis MS, Koehl DA, Cantor RS, Morales D, Lorts A.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Apr;38(4):385-393. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.09.015

PMID: 30391197

End of life for patients with left ventricular assist devices: Insights from INTERMACS

McIlvennan CK, Grady KL, Matlock DD, Helmkamp LJ, Abshire M, Allen LA.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Apr;38(4):374-381. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.12.008

PMID: 30642799

Third Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report: Pre-Implant Characteristics and Outcomes

Morales DL, Rossano JW, VanderPluym C, Lorts A, Cantor R, Louis JS, Koeh D, Sutcliffe DL, Adachi I, Kirklin JK, Rosenthal DN.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 April ;107(4):993-1004. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.01.038

PMID: 30817920

Factors Associated with Prolonged Survival in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients

Xia Y, Forest S, Friedmann P, Chou LC, Patel S, Jorde U, Goldstein D.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb; 107(2):519-526. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.08.054

PMID: 30316851

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs database annual report: Evolving indications, outcomes, and scientific partnerships

Kormos RL, Cowger J, Pagani FD, Teuteberg JJ, Goldstein DJ, Jacobs JP, Higgins RS, Stevenson LW, Stehlik J, Atluri P, Grady KL, Kirklin JK.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb;107(2):341-353. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.11.011

PMID: 30691584

Center Variation in Medicare Spending for Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant Hospitalizations

Thompson MP, Pagani FD, Liang Q, Franko LR, Zhang M, McCullough JS, Strobel RJ, Aaronson KD, Kormos RL, Likosky DS.

JAMA Cardiol. 2019 Feb 1;4(2):153-160. DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.4717

PMID: 30698605

2018

Aortic Insufficiency during Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: Analysis of the INTERMACS Registry

Truby LK, Garan AR, Givens RC, Wayda B, Takeda K, Yuzefpolskaya M, Colombo PC, Naka Y, Takayama H, Topkara VK.

JACC Heart Fail. 2018 Nov;6(11):951-960. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.07.012

PMID: 30384913

Interagency registry for mechanically assisted circulatory support report on the Total Artificial Heart. Arabía FA

Cantor RS, Koehl DA, Kasirajan V, Gregoric I, Moriguchi JD, Esmailian F, Ramzy D, Chung JS, Czer LS, Kobashigawa JA.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Nov;37(11):1304-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.04.004

PMID: 29802083

Changes in renal function after left ventricular assist device placement in pediatric patients: A Pedimacs analysis

Friedland-Little JM, Hong BJ, Gossett JG, Deshpande SR, Law S, Hollifield KA, Cantor RS, Koehl D, Kindel SJ, Turrentine MW, Davies RR.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Oct;37(10):1218-1225. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.06.016

PMID: 30293616

Temporal trends in contemporary use of ventricular assist devices by race and ethnicity

Breathett K, Allen LA, Helmkamp L, Colborn K, Daugherty SL, Blair IV, Jones J, Khazanie P, Mazimba S, McEwen M, Stone J.

Circ Heart Fail. 2018 Aug;11(8):e005008. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.118.005008

PMID: 30021796

Post-transplant outcomes in pediatric ventricular assist device patients: A PediMACS–Pediatric Heart Transplant Study linkage analysis

Sutcliffe DL, Pruitt E, Cantor RS, Godown J, Lane J, Turrentine MW, Law SP, Lantz JL, Kirklin JK, Bernstein D, Blume ED.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jun;37(6):715-722. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.12.004

PMID: 29373179

Resource Utilization in Pediatric Patients Supported with Ventricular Assist Devices in the United States: A Multicenter Study from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support and the Pediatric Health Information System

Rossano JW, Cantor RS, Dai D, Shamszad P, Huang YS, Hall M, Lin KY, Edens RE, Parrino PE, Kirklin JK.

J of the American Heart Association. 2018 Jun 1;7(11):e008380. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.008380

PMID: 29858364

Systemic blood pressure trends and antihypertensive utilization following continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation: an analysis of the interagency registry for mechanically assisted circulatory support

Elmously A, de Biasi AR, Risucci DA, Worku B, Horn EM, Salemi A.

Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2018 May;10(5):2866-2875. DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.24

PMID: 29997951

Linkage of Medicare Records to the Interagency Registry of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support

Liang Q, Ward S, Pagani FD, Sinha SS, Zhang M, Kormos R, Aaronson KD, Althouse AD, Kirklin JK, Naftel D, Likosky DS.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 May;105(5):1397-1402. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.11.044

PMID: 29273199

An Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) analysis of hospitalization, functional status, and mortality after mechanical circulatory support in adults with congenital heart disease

Cedars A, Vanderpluym C, Koehl D, Cantor R, Kutty S, Kirklin JK.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 May;37(5):619-630. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.11.010

PMID: 29198868

Outcomes After Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Destination Therapy at Transplant Versus Nontransplant Centers

Brinkley DM, DeNofrio D, Ruthazer R, Vest AR, Kapur NK, Couper GS, Kiernan MS.

Circ Heart Fail. 2018 Mar;11(3):e004384. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.117.004384

PMID: 29540471

Biventricular Support With Intracorporeal, Continuous Flow, Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Devices. Arabía FA

Milano CA, Mahr C, McGee EC Jr, Mokadam NA, Rame JE, Moriguchi JD, Ramzy D, Naftel DC, Myers SL, Kirklin JK.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Feb;105(2):548-555. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.08.019

PMID: 29157741

Assessing Frailty in Patients Undergoing Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device: Observations from Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Cooper, L.B., Hammill, B.G., Allen, L.A., Lindenfeld, J., Mentz, R.J., Rogers, J.G., Milano, C.A., Patel, C.B., Alexander, K.P. and Hernandez, A.F

ASAIO J. 2018 Jan/Feb;64(1):16-23. DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000600

PMID: 28525417

Concomitant mitral valve procedures in patients undergoing implantation of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: An INTERMACS database analysis

Robertson JO, Naftel DC, Myers SL, Tedford RJ, Joseph SM, Kirklin JK, Silvestry SC.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jan;37(1):79-88. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.09.016

PMID: 29150326

Outcomes of children supported with devices labeled as “temporary” or short term: A report from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support

Lorts A, Eghtesady P, Mehegan M, Adachi I, Villa C, Davies R, Gossett JG, Kanter K, Alejos J, Koehl D, Cantor RS, Morales DLS.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jan;37(1):54-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.10.023

PMID: 29174220

Infectious complications of ventricular assist device use in children in the United States: Data from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs)

Scott R. Auerbach, Marc E. Richmond, Kurt R. Schumacher, Dalia Lopez-Colon, Max B. Mitchell, Mark W. Turrentine, Ryan S. Cantor, Robert A.

Niebler, Pirooz Eghtesady J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jan;37(1):46-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.09.013

PMID: 29107545

Second annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) report: Pre-implant characteristics and outcomes

Blume ED, VanderPluym C, Lorts A, Baldwin JT, Rossano JW, Morales DLS, Cantor RS, Miller MA, St Louis JD, Koehl D, Sutcliffe DL, Eghtesady P, Kirklin JK, Rosenthal DN J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jan;37(1):38-45. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.06.017

PMID: 28965736

Outcomes following implantation of mechanical circulatory support in adults with congenital heart disease: An analysis of the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS)

VanderPluym CJ, Cedars A, Eghtesady P, Maxwell BG, Gelow JM, Burchill LJ, Maltais S, Koehl DA, Cantor RS, Blume ED.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jan;37(1):89-99. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.03.005

PMID: 28365175

2017

Outcomes of Restrictive and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathies after LVAD: an INTERMACS Analysis

Patel SR, Saeed O, Naftel D, Myers S, Kirklin J, Jorde UP, Goldstein DJ.

J Card Fail. 2017 Dec;23(12):859-867. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.09.011

PMID: 28970073

Causes and Consequences of Missing Health-Related Quality of Life Assessments in Patients Who Undergo Mechanical Circulatory Support Implantation: Insights from INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support)

Grady KL, Jones PG, Cristian-Andrei A, Naftel DC, Myers S, Dew MA, Idrissi K, Weidner G, Wissman SA, Kirklin JK, Spertus JA.

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 Dec;10(12):e003268. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.116.003268

PMID: 29246883

Changes in disease-specific versus generic health status measures after left ventricular assist device implantation: Insights from INTERMACS

Nassif ME, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Fendler TJ, Allen LA, Grady KL, Arnold SV.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Nov;36(11):1243-1249. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.05.023

PMID: 28662987

Early Right Ventricular Assist Device Use in Patients Undergoing Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Incidence and Risk Factors from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support

Kiernan MS, Grandin EW, Brinkley M Jr, Kapur NK, Pham DT, Ruthazer R, Rame JE, Atluri P, Birati EY, Oliveira GH, Pagani FD, Kirklin JK, Naftel D, Kormos RL, Teuteberg JJ, DeNofrio D.

Circ Heart Fail. 2017 Oct;10(10):e003863. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.117.003863

PMID: 29021348

INTERMACS Analysis of Stroke During Support with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Risk Factors and Outcomes

Acharya D, Loyaga-Rendon R, Morgan CJ, Sands KA, Pamboukian SV, Rajapreyar I, Holman WL, Kirklin JK, Tallaj JA.

JACC Heart Fail. 2017 Oct;5(10):703-711. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2017.06.014

PMID: 28958345

Eighth annual INTERMACS report: Special focus on framing the impact of adverse events

Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Kormos RL, Stevenson LW, Blume ED, Myers SL, Miller MA, Baldwin JT, Young JB, Naftel DC.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Oct;36(10):1080-1086. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.07.005

PMID: 28942782

Impact of Center Left Ventricular Assist Device Volume on Outcomes After Implantation: An INTERMACS Analysis

Cowger JA, Stulak JM, Shah P, Dardas TF, Pagani FD, Dunlay SM, Maltais S, Aaronson KD, Singh R, Mokadam NA, Kirklin JK, Salerno CT.

JACC Heart Fail. 2017 Oct; 5(10):691-699. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2017.05.011

PMID: 28888521

Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes Based on Flow Configuration and Preoperative Left Ventricular Dimension: An INTERMACS Analysis

Shah P, Birk S, Maltais S, Stulak J, Elmi A, Pagani FD, Cowger JA.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Jun;36(6):640-649. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.12.004

PMID: 28087105

Low Accuracy of the HeartMate Risk Score for Predicting Mortality using the INTERMACS Registry Data

Kanwar MK, Lohmueller LC, Kormos RL, Loghmanpour NA, Benza RL, Mentz RJ, Bailey SH, Murali S, Antaki JF.

ASAIO J. 2017 May/Jun;63(3):251-256. DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000494

PMID: 27984320

Association of Global and Disease-Specific Health Status with Outcomes Following Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Flint KM, Spertus JA, Tang F, Jones P, Fendler TJ, Allen LA.

BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017 Mar 14;17(1):78. DOI: 10.1186/s12872-017-0510-9

PMID: 28288574

Does Small Size Matter With Continuous Flow Devices: Analysis of the INTERMACS Database of Adults with BSA ≤1.5 m2

Zafar F, Villa CR, Morales DL, Blume ED, Rosenthal DN, Kirklin JK, Lorts A.

JACC Heart Fail. 2017 Feb;5(2):123-131. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2016.09.009

PMID: 27816511

2016

The HeartMate Risk Score Identifies Patients with Similar Mortality Risk Across All INTERMACS Profiles in a Large Multicenter Analysis

Adamo L, Tang Y, Nassif ME, Novak E, Jones PG, LaRue S, Spertus JA, Mann DL.

JACC Heart Fail. 2016 Dec;4(12):950-958. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2016.07.014

PMID: 27614939

INTERMACS Profiling Identifies Ambulatory Patients at High Risk on Medical Therapy After Hospitalizations for Heart Failure

Stewart GC, Kittleson MM, Patel PC, Cowger JA, Patel CB, Mountis MM, Johnson FL, Guglin ME, Rame JE, Teuteberg JJ, Stevenson LW.

Circ Heart Fail. 2016 Nov;9(11):e003032. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003032

PMID: 27834198

Cardiac Recovery During Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device Support

Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos SG, McKellar SH, Horne BD, Caine WT, Kfoury AG, Li DY, Fang JC, Stehlik J, Selzman CH.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Oct 4;68(14):1540-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.07.743

PMID: 27687196

A Bayesian Model to Predict Right Ventricular Failure Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy

Loghmanpour NA, Kormos RL, Kanwar MK, Teuteberg JJ, Murali S, Antaki JF.

JACC Heart Fail. 2016 Sep;4(9):711-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2016.04.004

PMID: 27289403

Use of Heart Failure Medical Therapies among Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Insights From INTERMACS

Khazanie P, Hammill BG, Patel CB, Kiernan MS, Cooper LB, Arnold SV, Fendler TJ, Spertus JA, Curtis LH, Hernandez AF.

J Card Fail. 2016 Sep;22(9):672-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.02.004

PMID: 26892975

Frequency of Poor Outcome (Death or Poor Quality of Life) After Left Ventricular Assist Device for Destination Therapy: Results From the INTERMACS Registry

Arnold SV, Jones PG, Allen LA, Cohen DJ, Fendler TJ, Holtz JE, Aggarwal S, Spertus JA.

Circ Heart Fail. 2016 Aug;9(8). DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.115.002800

PMID: 27507111

Myocardial Recovery in Patients Receiving Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Results from INTERMACS

Topkara VK, Garan AR, Fine B, Godier-Furnémont AF, Breskin A, Cagliostro B, Yuzefpolskaya M, Takeda K, Takayama H, Mancini DM, Naka Y, Colombo PC.

Circ Heart Fail. 2016 Jul;9(7). DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003157

PMID: 27402861

Preoperative atrial fibrillation may not increase thromboembolic events in left ventricular assist device recipients on midterm follow-up

Xia Y, Stern D, Friedmann P, Goldstein D.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Jul;35(7):906-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.03.003

PMID: 27132796

Limited utility of tricuspid valve repair at the time of left ventricular assist device implantation Song, H.K., Gelow, J.M., Mudd, J., Chien, C., Tibayan, F.A., Hollifield, K., Naftel, D. and Kirklin, J

Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jun;101(6):2168-74. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.040

PMID: 27139368

Age and gender differences and factors related to change in health-related quality of life from before to 6 months after left ventricular assist device implantation

Grady KL, Grady, K.L., Wissman, S., Naftel, D.C., Myers, S., Gelijins, A., Moskowitz, A., Pagani, F.D., Young, J.B., Spertus, J.A. and Kirklin, J.K.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Jun;35(6):777-788. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.1222

PMID: 27068037

The HeartMate II Risk Score: an Adjusted Score for Evaluation of all Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Cowger JA, Castle L, Aaronson K, Slaughter MS, Moainie S, Walsh M, Salerno C.

ASAIO J. 2016 May-Jun;62(3):281-5. DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000362

PMID: 26955002

Outcomes of pediatric patients supported with continuous-flow ventricular assist devices: A report from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (PediMACS)

Rossano JW, Rossano, J.W., Lorts, A., VanderPluym, C.J., Jeewa, A., Guleserian, K.J., Bleiweis, M.S., Reinhartz, O., Blume, E.D., Rosenthal, D.N., Naftel, D.C. and Cantor, R.S.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 May;35(5):585-90. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.1228

PMID: 27056612

Outcomes of Children Implanted with Ventricular Assist Devices in the United States: First Analysis of the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (PediMACS)

Blume ED, Blume, E.D., Rosenthal, D.N., Rossano, J.W., Baldwin, J.T., Eghtesady, P., Morales, D.L., Cantor, R.S., Conway, J., Lorts, A., Almond, C.S. and Naftel, D.C.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 May;35(5):578-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.1227

PMID: 27009673

Adverse events in children implanted with ventricular assist devices in the United States: Data from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (PediMACS)

Rosenthal DN, Rosenthal DN, Almond CS, Jaquiss RD, Peyton CE, Auerbach SR, Morales DR, Epstein DJ, Cantor RS, Kormos RL, Naftel DC, Butts RJ.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 May;35(5):569-77. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.03.005

PMID: 27197775

Variation of Quality of Life Data Collection Across INTERMACS Sites

Gupta BP, Grady KL, Fendler T, Jones PG, Spertus JA.

J Card Fail. 2016 May;22(5):323-37. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.11.001

PMID: 26576714

INTERMACS Profiles and Modifiers: Heterogeneity of Patient Classification and the Impact of Modifiers on Predicting Patient Outcome Cowger J, Shah P, Stulak J, Maltais S, Aaronson KD, Kirklin J, Pagani FD, Salerno C J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Apr;35(4):440-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.037

PMID: 26683809

Ventricular Assist Device in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Acharya D, Loyaga-Rendon RY, Pamboukian SV, Tallaj JA, Holman WL, Cantor RS, Naftel DC, Kirklin JK.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Apr 26;67(16):1871-80. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.02.025

PMID: 27102502

2015

What is the Truth behind Pump Thrombosis in the Heartmate II Device? A National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Perspective Based on Data From the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support

Jeffries N, Miller MA, Taddei-Peters WC, Burke C, Baldwin JT, Young JB.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Dec;34(12):1505-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.036

PMID: 26681119

Pump Thrombosis in the Thoratec Heartmate II Device: An Update Analysis of the INTERMACS Registry

Kirklin JK, Naftel DC, Pagani FD, Kormos RL, Myers S, Acker MA, Rogers J, Slaughter MS, Stevenson LW J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Dec;34(12):1515-26. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.024

PMID: 26681121

Current Risks of Heartmate II Pump Thrombosis: Non-parametric Analysis of Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Data Smedira NG, Blackstone EH, Ehrlinger J, Thuita L, Pierce CD, Moazami N, Starling RC J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Dec;34(12):1527-34. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.027

PMID: 26681122

Seventh INTERMACS Annual Report: 15,000 Patients and Counting Kirklin JK, Naftel DC, Pagani FD, Kormos RL, Stevenson LW, Blume ED, Myers SL, Miller MA, Baldwin JT, Young JB J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Dec; 34(12):1495-504. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.003

PMID: 26520247

Duration of Heart Failure Is an Important Predictor of Outcomes After Mechanical Circulatory Support

Renzo Y. Loyaga-Rendon, Deepak Acharya, Salpy V. Pamboukian, Jose A. Tallaj, Ryan Cantor, Randall C.

Starling, David Naftel and James Kirklin Circ Heart Fail. 2015 Sep; 8(5):953-9. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.115.002321

PMID: 26251182

Regional Differences in Use and Outcomes of Left Ventricle Assist Devices: Insights from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Registry Krim SR, Vivo RP, Campbell P, Estep JD, Fonarow GC, Naftel DC, Ventura HO J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 July, 34(7):912–920. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.01.007

PMID: 25824553

Concomitant aortic Valve Procedures in Patients Undergoing Implantation of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: An INTERMACS Database Analysis

Jason O. Robertson, David C. Naftel, Susan L. Myers, Sunil Prasad, Gail D. Mertz, Akinobu Itoh, Francis D. Pagani, James K. Kirklin, and Scott C.

Silvestry J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Jun;34(6):797-805. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.11.008

PMID: 25511747

A New Bayesian Network-Based Risk Stratification Model for Prediction of Short-term and Long-term LVAD Mortality

Loghmanpour NA, Kanwar MK, Druzdzel MJ, Benza RL, Murali S, Antaki JF.

ASAIO J. 2015 May-Jun;61(3):313-23. DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000209

PMID: 25710772

Incidence and Predictors of Cognitive Decline in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices Fendler TJ, Spertus JA, Gosch KL, Jones PG, Bruce JM, Nassif ME, Flint KM, Dunlay SM, Allen LA, Arnold SV Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2015 May;8(3):285-91. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.001856

PMID: 25925372

A Multicenter Analysis of Clinical Hemolysis in Patients Supported with Durable, Long-term Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy Katz JN, Jensen BC, Chang PP, Myers SL, Pagani FD, Kirklin JK J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 May;34(5):701-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.10.002

PMID: 25582036

Change in Health-Related Quality of Life from Before to After Destination Therapy Mechanical Circulatory Support is Similar for Older and Younger Patients: Analyses from INTERMACS Grady KL, Naftel DC, Myers S, Dew MA, Weidner G, Spertus JA, Idrissi K, Lee HB, McGee EC, Kirklin JK J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Feb;34(2):213-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.10.001

PMID: 25578625

2014

Cardiac Health Risk Stratification System (CHRiSS): A Bayesian-Based Decision Support System for Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy

Natasha A. Loghmanpour, Marek J. Druzdzel, James F.

Antaki PLoS One. 2014 Nov 14;9(11):e111264. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111264

PMID: 25397576

Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay after Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device: An Analysis of the INTERMACS Registry

Cotts WG, McGee EC Jr, Myers SL, Naftel DC, Young JB, Kirklin JK, Grady KL.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Jul;33(7):682-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.02.022

PMID: 24819987

Sixth INTERMACS Annual Report: A 10,000 Patient Database

James K. Kirklin, David C. Naftel, Francis D. Pagani, Robert L. Kormos, Lynne W. Stevenson, Elizabeth D. Blume, Marissa A. Miller, J. Timothy Baldwin, James B.

Young J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Jun;33(6):555-64. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.04.010

PMID: 24856259

Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User’s Guide

Gliklich R, Dreyer N, Leavy M, eds. 3rd edition.

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2014 Apr. Report No.: 13(14)-EHC111.2014 (James Kirklin, David Naftel contributing authors: Volume 2. Chapter 24. Public- Private Partnership. 3.1 INTERMACS) Bookshelf ID: NBK208616.

PMID: 24945055

Overall Quality of Life Improves to Similar Levels after Mechanical Circulatory Support Regardless of Severity of Heart Failure before Implantation

Grady KL, Naftel D, Stevenson L, Dew MA, Weidner G, Pagani FD, Kirklin JK, Myers S, Baldwin T, Young J.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Apr;33(4):412-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.10.017

PMID: 24360203

Outcomes of Patients with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Who Received Mechanical Circulatory Support: Data from the INTERMACS Registry

Loyaga-Rendon RY, Pamboukian SV, Tallaj JA, Acharya D, Cantor R, Starling RC, Naftel D, Kirklin J.

Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Mar 1;7(2):300-9. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000721

PMID: 24443515

Intermacs Analysis of Pump Thrombosis in The Heartmate II Left Ventricular Assist Device

James K. Kirklin, David C. Naftel, Robert L. Kormos, Francis D. Pagani, Susan L. Myers, Lynne W. Stevenson, Michael A. Acker, Daniel L. Goldstein, Scott C. Silvestry, Carmelo A. Milano, J. Timothy Baldwin, Sean Pinney, J. Eduardo Rame, and Marissa A.

Miller J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Jan;33(1):12-22. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.11.001

PMID: 24418730

Prevalence and Prognostic Importance of Changes in Renal Function after Mechanical Circulatory Support

Brisco MA, Kimmel SE, Coca SG, Putt ME, Jessup M, Tang WW, Parikh CR, Testani JM.

Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Jan;7(1):68-75. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000507

PMID: 24214901

Increased Need for Right Ventricular Support in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support: Outcomes from the INTERMACS Registry

Guillermo H. Oliveira, Matthias Dupont, David Naftel, Susan L. Myers, Ya Yuan, W.H. Wilson Tang, Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, James B. Young, David O. Taylor, Randall C.

Starling J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Jan 28;63(3):240-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.040

PMID: 24161324

2013

Quantifying the Effect of the Cardiorenal Syndrome on Mortality after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant

James K. Kirklin, David C. Naftel, Robert L. Kormos, Francis D. Pagani, Susan L Myers, Lynne W Stevenson, Michael M. Givertz, and James B.

Young J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Dec;32(12):1205-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.09.001

PMID: 24119728

Implant Strategies Change Over Time and Impact Outcomes: Insights from the INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support)

Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, Garrick C. Stewart, Mariell Jessup, Robert L. Kormos, Benjamin Sun, O.H. Frazier, David C. Naftel, Lynne W.

Stevenson JACC: Heart Failure. 2013 Oct;1(5):369-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.05.006

PMID: 24621968

Durability of left ventricular assist devices- Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) 2006-2010 William L. Holman, David C. Naftel, Chad E. Eckert, Robert L. Kormos, Daniel J. Goldstein, James K. Kirklin J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Aug;146(2):437-41.e1. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.02.018

PMID: 23490245

Ventricular Assist Device Implant in the Elderly is Associated with Increased, but Respectable Risk: A Multi- Institutional Study Pavan Atluri

Andrew B. Goldstone, Dale M. Kobrin, Jeffrey E. Cohen, John W. MacArthur, Jessica L. Howard, Mariell L. Jessup, J. Eduardo Rame, Michael A. Acker, and Y.

Joseph Woo Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):141-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.010

PMID: 23731606

Fifth INTERMACS annual report: Risk factor analysis from more than 6,000 mechanical circulatory support patients

James K. Kirklin, David C. Naftel, Robert L. Kormos, Lynne W. Stevenson, Francis D. Pagani, Marissa A. Miller, J. Timothy Baldwin, James B.

Young J Heart Lung Transplant 2013 Feb;32(2):141-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.12.004

PMID: 23352390

2012

Beyond survival: Recommendations from INTERMACS for Assessing Function and Quality of Life with Mechanical Circulatory Support

Grady KL, Warner Stevenson L, Pagani FD, Teuteberg J, Pamboukian SV, Birks E, Moore S, Kirklin JK.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Nov;31(11):1158-64. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.08.020

PMID: 23010671

Continuous Flow Devices and Percutaneous Site Infections: Clinical Outcomes Daniel Goldstein, David Naftel, William Holman, Lavanya Bellumkonda, Salpy Pamboukian, Frank Pagani, James Kirklin J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Nov;31(11):1151-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.05.004

PMID: 22766022

INTERMACS Registry: What Have We Learned? What Will We Learn? William Holman Circulation 2012 Sep 11;126(11):1401-6. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.097816

PMID: 22965780

Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support (Destination Therapy): On Track to Compete With Heart Transplantation? James Kirklin, David Naftel, Francis Pagani, Robert Kormos, Lynne Stevenson, Marissa Miller, James Young J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Sep;144(3):584-603; discussion 597-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.05.044

PMID: 22795459

Should Women Get Left Ventricular Assist Device Support? Findings from INTERMACS Eileen Hsich, David Naftel, Susan Myers, Kathleen Grady, Darlene Schmuhl, Karen Ulisney, James Young Circ Heart Failure. 2012 Mar 1;5(2):234-40. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.111.963272

PMID: 22260946

The Fourth INTERMACS Annual Report: 4,000 Implants and Counting James Kirklin, David Naftel, Robert Kormos, Lynne Stevenson, Francis Pagani, Marissa Miller, J

Timothy Baldwin, James Young J Heart and Lung Transplant. 2012 Feb;31(2):117-26. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.12.001

PMID: 22305376

2011

Survival after Biventricular Assist Device Implantation: An Analysis of the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Database

Joseph C. Cleveland Jr, David C. Naftel, T. Brett Reece, Margaret Murray, James Antaki, Francis D. Pagani, James K.

Kirklin J Heart and Lung Transplant. 2011 Aug; 30(8):862-869. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.04.004

PMID: 21621423

Third INTERMACS Annual Report: The evolution of destination therapy in the United States James Kirklin, David Naftel, Robert Kormos, Lynne Stevenson, Francis Pagani, Marissa Miller, Karen Ulisney, Timothy Baldwin, James Young J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Feb;30(2):115-123. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.12.001

PMID: 21215378

2010

INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support): A New Paradigm for Translating Registry Data into Clinical Practice Marissa Miller, Karen Ulisney, Timothy Baldwin J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Aug 24;56(90:738-740. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.05.021

PMID: 20723804

Infection after Implantation of Pulsatile Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices William Holman, James Kirklin, David Naftel, Robert Kormos, Patrice Desvign-Nickens, Margarita Camacho, Deborah Ascheim

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Jun;139(6):1632-1636.e2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.01.014

PMID: 20363482

Second INTERMACS annual report: More than 1,000 primary left ventricular assist device implants James Kirklin, David Naftel, Robert Kormos, Lynne Stevenson, Francis Pagani, Marissa Miller, Karen Ulisney, Timothy Baldwin, James Young J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jan;29(1): 1-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.10.009

PMID: 20123242

Meld Score Predicts LVAD Operative Transfusion Requirements, Morbidity, and Mortality

Matthews JC, Pagani FD, Haft JW, Koelling TM, Naftel DC, Aaronson KD.

Circulation. 2010 Jan 19;121(2):214-20. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.838656

PMID: 20048215

2009

INTERMACS Profiles of Advanced Heart Failure: The Current Picture Lynne Warner Stevenson, Francis Pagani, James Young, Mariell Jessup, Leslie Miller, Robert Kormos, David Naftel, Karen Ulisney, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, James Kirklin J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 June;28(6):535-541. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.02.015

PMID: 19481012

INTERMACS: Interval Analysis of Registry Data William Holman, Walter Pae, Jeffrey Teuteberg, Michael Acker, David Naftel, Benjamin Sun, Carmelo Milano, James Kirklin J Am Coll Surg. 2009 May;208(5):755-761; discussion 761-2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.11.016

PMID: 19476831

Predictors of Death and Transplant in Patients with a Mechanical Circulatory Support Device: A Multi-institutional Study William Holman, Robert Kormos, Marissa Miller, Frank Pagani, Elizabeth Blume, Timothy Cleeton, Steven Koenig, David Naftel, James Kirklin, Leah Edwards J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Jan;28(1): 44-50. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.10.011

PMID: 19134530

2008

INTERMACS Database for Durable Devices for Circulatory Support: First Annual Report James Kirklin, David Naftel, Lynne Warner Stevenson, Robert Kormos, Frank Pagani, Marissa Miller, Karen Ulisney, James Young J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Oct;27(10):1065-1072. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.07.021

PMID: 18926395

Mechanical Circulatory Support Registering a Therapy in Evolution James Kirklin, David Naftel Circ Heart Fail. 2008 Sep;1(3):200-5. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.108.782599

PMID: 19808290