Publications

Mechanical Circulatory Support Registering a Therapy in Evolution
James Kirklin, David Naftel
Circulation: Heart Failure 2008 September; 1:200-205
PMID: 19808290

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
PMID: 18926395

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
PMID: 19134530

INTERMACS: Interval Analysis of Registry Data
William Holman, Walter Pae, Jeffrey Teuteberg, Michael Acker, David Naftel, Benjamin Sun, Carmelo Milano, James Kirklin
J of American College of Surgeons 2009 May;208(5):755-761
PMID: 19476831

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
PMID: 19481012

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.
PMID: 20048215

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
PMID: 20123242

Infection after Implantation of Pulsatile Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
William Holman, James Kirklin, David Naftel, Robert Kormos, Patrice Desvign-Nickens, Margarita Camacho, Deborah Ascheim.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Jun;139(6):1632-1636
PMID: 20363482

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;56;738-740
PMID: 20723804

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.
PMID: 21215378

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
PMID: 21621423

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. Epub 2012 Jan 18
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):133-139.
PMID: 22305376

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
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Sept 2012: Vol.144 (3), P. 584-603
PMID: 22795459

INTERMACS Registry: What Have We Learned? What Will We Learn?
William Holman
Circulation 2012 Sep 11;126(11):1401-6
PMID: 22965780

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
PMID: 22766022

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.
PMID: 23010671

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 Feb 2013: 32 (2): 141-156.
PMID: 23352390

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. Jul 2013; 96(1):141-7.
PMID: 23731606

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. Aug 2013: Vol 146, Issue 2, Pages 437-441.
PMID: 23490245

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. Oct 2013;1 (5):369-378.
PMID: 24621968

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. Dec 2013:32 (12) Pages 1205-1213.
PMID: 24119728

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. Jan 2014 28; 63(3):240-8. Epub 2013 Oct 2
PMID: 24161324

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 1;7(1):68-75.
PMID: 24214901

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. Jan 2014: 33 (1) Pages 12-22.
PMID: 24418730

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. Epub 2014 Jan 17.
PMID: 24443515

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. Apr 2014; 33 (4): 412-21.
PMID: 24360203

Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User’s Guide. Third Edition
Gliklich R, Dreyer N, Leavy M, eds.
AHRQ Publication No. 13(14)-EHC111. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2014
(James Kirklin, David Naftel contributing authors: Volume 2. Chapter 24. Public-Private Partnership. 3.1 INTERMACS)
PMID: 24945055

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. June 2014; 33 (6): 555-564.
PMID: 24856259

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. July 2014; 33(7): 682-688.
PMID: 24819987

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.
PMID: 25397576

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. June 2015: 34 (6):797-805.
PMID: 25511747

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. 2014 May: 34 (5):701-709.
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.
PMID: 25578625

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. Epub 2015 Apr 29.
PMID: 25925372

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. May/June 2015, 61(3):313-323.
PMID: 25710772

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.
PMID: 25824553

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.
PMID: 26251182

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. Epub 2015 Oct 8.
PMID: 26520247

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 31;22(5):323-37.
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 30;35(4):440-8.
PMID: 26683809

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.
PMID: 26681122

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.
PMID: 26681121

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.
PMID: 26681119

High Early Event Rates in Patients with Questionable Eligibility for Advanced Heart Failure Therapies: Results from the Medical Arm of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (Medamacs) Registry
Amrut V. Ambardekar MD, Rhondalyn C. Forde-McLean MD, MHS, Michelle M. Kittleson MD, PhD, Garrick C. Stewart MD, Maryse Palardy MD, Jennifer T. Thibodeau MD,MSc, Adam D. DeVore MD, Maria M. Mountis DO, Linda Cadaret MD, Jeffrey J. Teuteberg MD, Salpy V. Pamboukian MD, MSPH, Ryan S. Cantor MSPH, JoAnn Lindenfeld MD
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Jun;35(6):722-30.
PMID: 26987599

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.
PMID: 26892975

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.
PMID: 26955002

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: Findings from Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support.
Grady KL, Sherri Wissman, Naftel DC, Myers S, Gelijins A, Moskowitz A, Pagani FD, Young JB, Spertus JA, Kirklin JK.
J Heart Lung Transplant. June 2016; 35(6):777-788.
PMID: 27068037

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.
PMID: 27132796

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.
PMID: 27102502

Adverse events in children implanted with ventricular assist devices in the United States: Data from the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (PediMACS)
D.N. Rosenthal, C.S. Almond, R.D. Jaquiss, C.E. Peyton, S.R. Auerbach, D.L. Morales, D.J. Epstein, R.S. Cantor, R.L. Kormos, D.C. Naftel, R.J. Butts, N.S. Ghanayem, J.K. Kirklin and E.D. Blume
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 May May;35(5):569-77.
PMID: 27197775

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, Rosenthal DN, Rossano JW, Baldwin JT, Eghtesady P, Morales DL, Cantor RS, Conway J, Lorts A, Almond CS, Naftel DC, Kirklin JK; PediMACS Investigators.
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 May;35(5):578-84.
PMID: 27009673

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, Lorts A, VanderPluym CJ, Jeewa A, Guleserian KJ, Bleiweis MS, Reinhartz O, Blume ED, Rosenthal DN, Naftel DC, Cantor RS, Kirklin JK.
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 May;35(5):585-90.
PMID: 27056612

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.
PMID: 27289403

Limited utility of tricuspid valve repair at the time of left ventricular assist device implantation.
Song HK, Gelow JM, Mudd J, Chien C, Tibayan FA, Hollifield K, Naftel D, Kirklin J.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2016 Jun 30;101(6):2168-74.
PMID: 27139368

Myocardial Recovery in Patients Receiving Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Results from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (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).
PMID: 27402861

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
Circ Heart Fail. 2016; Aug;9(8).
PMID: 27507111

Cardiac Recovery During Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device Support
Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos SG, McKellar SH, Horne BD, Caine WT, Kfoury AG, Li DY1, Fang JC, Stehlik J, Selzman CH.
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2016 Oct 4;68(14):1540-53.
PMID: 27687196

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).
PMID: 27834198

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.
PMID: 27614939

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.
PMID: 27816511

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.
PMID: 28288574

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. May/June 2017 – Volume 63 – Issue 3
PMID: 27984320

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.
PMID: 28087105

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.
PMID: 28888521

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.
PMID: 28942782

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.
PMID: 28958345

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).
PMID: 29021348

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.
PMID: 28662987

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.
RepCirc Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 Dec;10(12): e003268.
PMID: 29246883

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.
PMID: 28970073

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 1;37(1):89-99.
PMID: 28365175

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.
PMID: 28965736

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.
PMID: 29107545

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.
PMID: 29174220

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.
PMID: 29150326

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.
PMID: 28525417

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2018 Feb;105(2):548-555.
PMID: 29157741

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 1;11(3).
PMID: 29540471

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.
PMID: 29198868

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2018 May 1;105(5):1397-402.
PMID: 29273199

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 18;10(5):2866-75.
PMID: 29997951

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.

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 1;37(6):715-22.

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.
Circulation: Heart Failure. 2018 Aug;11(8):e005008.

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 1;37(10):1218-25.
PMID: 30293616

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.
PMID: 29802083

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.
PMID: 30384913

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 Jan;4(2):153-160.
PMID: 30698605

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2019 Feb; 107(2):519-526.
PMID: 30316851

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 Feb 12.
PMID: 3095434

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg.. 2019 April ;107(4):993-1004.
PMID: 30817920

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 1;38(4):374-81.
PMID: 30642799

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 1;38(4):385-93.
PMID: 30391197

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 1;38(4): 420-30.
PMID: 30459063

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.
Circulation: Heart Failure. 2019 Jun;12(6):e005537.
PMID: 31181953

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. Epub 2019 May 24.
PMID: 31124590

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. 2019 Oct 13.
PMID: 31618696

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 Nov 25;7(12):1069-78.
PMID: 31779930

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 1;39(1):62-73.
PMID: 31787446

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2020 Mar 1;109(3):649-60.
PMID: 32115073

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 1;39(3):231-40.
PMID: 31926747

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.
Circulation: Heart Failure. 2020 Mar;13(3):e006387.
PMID: 32164436

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
PMID: 2285751

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 1;39(5):441-53
PMID: 31831209

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 1;39(7):666-74.
PMID: 32165048

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.
PMID: 32648508

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 1;39(8):782-94.
PMID: 32376278

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 1;29(8):1226-33.
PMID: 32085955

Right Atrial Pressure Predicts Mortality Among LVAD Recipients: Analysis of the INTERMACS Database
Guglin M, Omar HR.
Heart Lung Circ. 2020 Nov 20:S1443-9506(20)31493-1.
PMID: 33229240

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2020 Dec 1;110(6):1819-31.
PMID: 33039359

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.
PMID: 33416886

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.
PMID: 32701625

Understanding Longitudinal Changes in Pulmonary Vascular Resistance After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
Gulati G, Ruthazer R, Denofrio D, Vest AR, Kent D, Kiernan MS.
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2021 May 1;27(5):552-9.
PMID: 33450411

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2021 Jan 16:S0003-4975(21)00074-6.
PMID: 33465365

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2021 Apr 27:S0003-4975(21)00757-8.
PMID: 33930360

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.
Circulation: Heart Failure. 2021 May;14(5):e008277.
PMID: 33993721

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 Cardiovac Surg. 2021 May 4:S0022-5223(21)00759-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.04.074. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 3409927

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2021 Jun 1:S0003-4975(21)00929-2. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 34087236

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.
PMID: 34238018

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. 2021 Jul 24:S1053-2498(21)02413-X. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 34404571

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
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2021 Aug 10:S0003-4975(21)01395-3. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 34389303

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.
PMID: 34446160

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.
PMID: 34229917

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. PMID: 34491776.
PMID: 34491778

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2021 Oct 5:S0003-4975(21)01680-5.
PMID: 34619136

HVADTM to Heartmate 3TM 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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2021 Oct 19:S0003-4975(21)01744-6. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 34678286

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. 2021 Nov 27:S0022-5223(21)01677-9. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35016782.

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.
PMID: 34857091

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. Epub 2021 Aug 30.
PMID: 34474157.

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. Epub 2021 Dec 8.
PMID: 35115092.

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2022 Feb 14:S0003-4975(22)00180-1. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 35176258

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2022 Mar;113(3):722-737. Epub 2022 Jan 7.
PMID: 35007505

Outcomes with Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor Use After Left Ventricular Assist Device: A 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.
Circulation: Heart Failure. 2022 Mar 25:CIRCHEARTFAILURE121008613. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 35332780

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 Mar 22.

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.
Circulation: Heart Failure. 2022 Jun 6:101161CIRCHEARTFAILURE121008706. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008706. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 35658464

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.
PMID: 35102660

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. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Nov 3;62(6):ezac485. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac485.
PMID: 36227147.

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2022 Nov 17:S0003-4975(22)01433-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.10.042. Epub ahead of print.
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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2023 Feb;115(2):311-327. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.11.023. Epub 2022 Dec 1.
PMID: 36462544.

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.
Annals of Thoracic Surg. 2022 Dec 23:S0003-4975(22)01610-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.12.023. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 36572060.