Influence of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients undergoing contemporary pLVAD-supported high-risk PCI
Abu-Much A, Grines C, Batchelor W, Maini A, Zhang Y, Redfors B, Bellumkonda L, Bharadwaj A, Moses J, Truesdell A, Li Y, Baron S, Lansky A, Basir M, Cohen D, O'Neill W. Influence of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients undergoing contemporary pLVAD-supported high-risk PCI. American Heart Journal 2023, 269: 139-148. PMID: 38151142, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBaseline LV ejection fractionLV ejection fractionPercutaneous coronary interventionPCI-related complicationsLV dysfunctionEjection fractionLV functionLeft main percutaneous coronary interventionHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionHigh-risk PCI patientsImmediate percutaneous coronary interventionMain percutaneous coronary interventionModerate LV dysfunctionSevere LV dysfunctionVentricular systolic dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionCoronary complicationsLVEF groupMACCE rateCerebrovascular eventsPCI patientsSystolic dysfunctionCoronary interventionIII studyMyocardial infarctionCharacteristics and outcomes of elderly patients undergoing protected percutaneous coronary intervention with impella mechanical circulatory support
Jakob P, Falah B, Abu-Much A, Lansky A, Basir M, Schonning M, Zhou Z, Batchelor W, Grines C, O'neill W, Stahli B. Characteristics and outcomes of elderly patients undergoing protected percutaneous coronary intervention with impella mechanical circulatory support. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: ehad655.2209. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad655.2209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionMechanical circulatory supportYears of ageCirculatory supportMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionElderly patientsClinical outcomesStroke/transient ischemic attackMain percutaneous coronary interventionMultivariable Cox regression modelsSevere valvular heart diseaseLeft ventricular ejection fractionLower body mass indexBaseline SYNTAX scoreTransient ischemic attackHigh-risk patientsGlomerular filtration ratePrior myocardial infarctionVentricular ejection fractionValvular heart diseaseBody mass indexCox regression modelRisk of mortality