Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Park J, Geirsson A, Jacoby D, Bellumkonda L, Ahmad T, Chou J, Lee F, Mangi A, Bonde P. Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement. ASAIO Journal 2020, 67: 650-657. PMID: 33074860, DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsolute lymphocyte countCause mortalityLymphopenia groupLeft ventricular assist device patientsVentricular assist device patientsVentricular assist device placementCox proportional hazards modelImpact of lymphopeniaHeart failure populationKaplan-Meier plotsFurther clinical investigationProportional hazards modelLog-rank statisticsDurable LVADPreoperative lymphopeniaLVAD placementLymphocyte countLymphopenic patientsDevice patientsSingle centerPoor outcomePrognostic implicationsALC levelsFailure populationStudy populationUSE OF ADVANCED ANALYTICS TO EXAMINE THE INCREMENTAL PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF COMORBIDITIES IN LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE PATIENTS
Ahmad T, Caraballo C, Desai N, Ravindra N. USE OF ADVANCED ANALYTICS TO EXAMINE THE INCREMENTAL PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF COMORBIDITIES IN LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE PATIENTS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1064. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)31691-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research