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
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
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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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.
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Overall Quality of Life Improves to Similar Levels after Mechanical Circulatory Support Regardless of Severity of Heart Failure before Implantation
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J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Apr;33(4):412-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.10.017
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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
