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 deathsMechanical circulatory support devices in geriatric patients: more than just age
Notarianni A, Patel B. Mechanical circulatory support devices in geriatric patients: more than just age. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2021, 35: 105-108. PMID: 34845141, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical circulatory support devicesCirculatory support devicesElderly patientsSupport devicesVV-ECMO supportVentricular assist deviceNumber of LVADsVA-ECMOAcceptable mortalityECMO initiationECMO supportMultiple comorbiditiesComplication rateYounger patientsImproved survivalMembrane oxygenationClinical presentationGeriatric patientsFavorable outcomeHigh riskElderly populationMCS devicesPatientsAssist deviceClinical settingMechanical Cardiac Circulatory Support: an Overview of the Challenges for the Anesthetist
Notarianni A, Tickoo M, Bardia A. Mechanical Cardiac Circulatory Support: an Overview of the Challenges for the Anesthetist. Current Anesthesiology Reports 2021, 11: 421-428. PMID: 34611458, PMCID: PMC8484296, DOI: 10.1007/s40140-021-00486-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationSalvage therapyEnd-stage heart failureMechanical circulatory support devicesAcute myocardial infarctionCirculatory support devicesVentricular assist deviceECMO utilizationPerioperative managementAnesthetic managementBalloon pumpHeart failureMembrane oxygenationCardiopulmonary supportDestination therapyMyocardial infarctionAnesthetic supportRecent FindingsUseMCS devicesAssist deviceHemodynamic principlesPatientsManagement guidelinesTherapySupport devices