2020
Temporal trends and outcomes of patients waiting on left ventricular assist devices and inotropes for heart transplantation
Briasoulis A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Alvarez P. Temporal trends and outcomes of patients waiting on left ventricular assist devices and inotropes for heart transplantation. Clinical Transplantation 2020, 34: e13857. PMID: 32167606, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceRight ventricular assist deviceVentricular assist deviceOutcomes of patientsTime of listingTime of transplantationHeart transplantationAssist deviceOrgan Sharing registryTerms of survivalStatus 1AInotropic therapyLVAD recipientsUnited NetworkWorse outcomesInotropesHigh riskWaiting listPatientsTransplantationLower ratesOutcomesTemporal trendsConfoundersRegistry
2019
Temporal Trends and Outcomes of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Inotropes at the Time Listing for Heart Transplant
Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Duque E, Inampudi C, Bhama J, Alvarez P. Temporal Trends and Outcomes of Patients on Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Inotropes at the Time Listing for Heart Transplant. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s347. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft ventricular assist deviceOutcomes of patientsTime of listingSub-hazard ratiosVentricular assist deviceInotropic therapyHeart transplantationAssist deviceHigher mean pulmonary arterial pressureMean pulmonary arterial pressureHigh wedge pressurePrior cardiac surgeryOrgan Sharing registryPulmonary arterial pressureTime of transplantNew allocation systemTerms of survivalWedge pressureLVAD patientsMethods PatientsArterial pressureCardiac surgeryHeart transplantPrimary outcomeLVAD support