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 ageThe Clinical Utility of a Precision Medicine Blood Test Incorporating Age, Sex, and Gene Expression for Evaluating Women with Stable Symptoms Suggestive of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Analysis from the PRESET Registry
Gul B, Lansky A, Budoff MJ, Sharp D, Maniet B, Herman L, Kuo JZ, Huang L, Monane M, Ladapo JA. The Clinical Utility of a Precision Medicine Blood Test Incorporating Age, Sex, and Gene Expression for Evaluating Women with Stable Symptoms Suggestive of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Analysis from the PRESET Registry. Journal Of Women's Health 2019, 28: 728-735. PMID: 30653377, PMCID: PMC6537117, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2018.7203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseFurther cardiac evaluationCardiac evaluationArtery diseaseClinical utilityStable obstructive coronary artery diseaseMajor adverse cardiac eventsMedian age 57 yearsMedian body mass indexAdverse cardiac eventsAge 57 yearsManagement of womenBody mass indexCommunity-based registryPrimary care practicesPrecision medicine testsGene expression scoreCardiac referralHypertension presentSymptoms SuggestiveCardiac eventsClinical characteristicsMass indexStudy cohort