2020
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 population
2019
LVAD Survival May Be Predicted by Preoperative Lymphopenia
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Jacoby D, Bellumkonda L, Sugeng L, Ahmad T, Chen M, McCloskey G, Geirsson A, Anwar M, Bonde P. LVAD Survival May Be Predicted by Preoperative Lymphopenia. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s63-s64. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbsolute lymphocyte countCause mortalityLVAD patientsImmune modulator therapyImpact of lymphopeniaImportant prognostic indicatorCells/μL.Kaplan-Meir plotsLog-rank statisticsPhysiologic stress responseLVAD survivalPreoperative lymphopeniaSplanchnic congestionCox modellingLymphocyte countLymphocyte levelsLymphopenic patientsUnadjusted survivalWorse survivalHeart failurePrognostic roleSerum sodiumSingle centerPatient groupLVAD therapy