2021
Changes in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Transplantation With New Heart Allocation Policy
Mullan CW, Chouairi F, Sen S, Mori M, Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Mulligan D, Formica R, Rogers JG, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Changes in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Transplantation With New Heart Allocation Policy. JACC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 420-429. PMID: 33714748, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor heart allocation systemNumber of patientsHeart allocation systemVentricular assist deviceWaitlist survivalAssist deviceNew heart allocation policyLeft ventricular assist deviceAllocation system changePost-transplant mortalityOrgan Sharing databaseOutcomes of patientsPost-transplantation outcomesProportion of patientsTime of transplantContinuous-flow LVADPost-transplantation survivalHeart allocation policyNew allocation systemBaseline recipientStatus 1AHeart transplantationIschemic timeLVAD implantationTransplant list
2020
Reducing ECG Artifact From Left Ventricular Assist Device Electromagnetic Interference
Loring Z, Sen S, Black-Maier E, Atwater BD, Russell SD, DeVore AD, Piccini JP. Reducing ECG Artifact From Left Ventricular Assist Device Electromagnetic Interference. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e017563. PMID: 32787630, PMCID: PMC7660795, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeartMate 3 LVADElectromagnetic interferenceRotational speedBandstop filterLow-pass filterHigh-frequency signal componentsImpeller rotationFrequency peakFast Fourier transformWaveform dataSignal componentsLeft ventricular assist deviceFourier transformFilterECG artifactsSignal peaksNoise artifactsDevicesSpeedVentricular assist devicePotential solutionsAssist deviceAdditional peaksInterferenceFrequency