2023
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 infarction
2019
Use of Impella heart pump for management of women with peripartum cardiogenic shock
Elkayam U, Schäfer A, Chieffo A, Lansky A, Hall S, Arany Z, Grines C. Use of Impella heart pump for management of women with peripartum cardiogenic shock. Clinical Cardiology 2019, 42: 974-981. PMID: 31436333, PMCID: PMC6788473, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceMechanical circulatory supportCardiogenic shockPeripartum cardiomyopathyImpella deviceCatheter-based ventricular assist device registryVeno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenationDurable left ventricular assist devicePercutaneous mechanical circulatory supportInotropes/vasopressorsSevere LV dysfunctionUse of ImpellaSevere heart failureManagement of womenMean ejection fractionExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationNative heart functionVentricular assist deviceHannover Medical SchoolLV dysfunctionEjection fractionHeart failureMembrane oxygenationCirculatory supportMean age