Impact of Obesity on Heart Transplantation Outcomes
Chouairi F, Milner A, Sen S, Guha A, Stewart J, Jastreboff AM, Mori M, Clark KA, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Rogers JG, Notarianni A, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Mullan CW. Impact of Obesity on Heart Transplantation Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e021346. PMID: 34854316, PMCID: PMC9075353, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher BMI categoriesImpact of obesityHeart transplantation outcomesBMI categoriesTransplantation outcomesHeart transplantationHigher body mass indexAllocation system changeAdvanced heart failureOrgan Sharing databaseObese BMI categoriesVentricular assist deviceNew Organ ProcurementPosttransplant deathPosttransplantation deathPosttransplant mortalityBackground PatientsBMI 18.5Adult patientsCohort studyHeart failureHeart transplantSharing databaseWaitlist deathsRisk stratification of patients listed for heart transplantation while supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Ivey-Miranda JB, Maulion C, Farrero-Torres M, Griffin M, Posada-Martinez EL, Testani JM, Bellumkonda L. Risk stratification of patients listed for heart transplantation while supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 165: 711-720. PMID: 34167814, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart transplantMajor risk factorRisk factorsPosttransplantation mortalityHT recipientsMembrane oxygenationGood long-term prognosisSevere cardiogenic shockOrgan Sharing databaseLong-term prognosisExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationMinor risk factorsVentricular assist deviceCardiogenic shockHeart transplantationRecipient ageIndependent predictorsPrimary outcomeSharing databaseMechanical ventilationRisk stratificationUnited NetworkAdult candidatesECMOAbsence of recoveryChanges 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