2021
First Transfemoral Implantation of a Novel Transcatheter Valve in an LVAD Patient With Aortic Insufficiency
Ranard LS, Kaple R, Khalique OK, Agarwal V, Bellumkonda L, Bonde P, George I, Uriel N, Leon MB, Vahl TP. First Transfemoral Implantation of a Novel Transcatheter Valve in an LVAD Patient With Aortic Insufficiency. JACC Case Reports 2021, 3: 1806-1810. PMID: 34917959, PMCID: PMC8642726, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter valveSuccessful aortic valve replacementDecompensated heart failureSignificant aortic regurgitationAortic valve replacementVentricular assist deviceAortic insufficiencyAortic regurgitationLVAD patientsValve replacementHeart failureTransfemoral implantationClinical statusAssist deviceRegurgitationPatientsLVADInsufficiencyValveRed Cell Distribution Width to Assess Heart Failure Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Bonde R, Bonde P. Red Cell Distribution Width to Assess Heart Failure Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2021, 40: s436. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRed cell distribution widthChronic heart failureCell distribution widthCause mortalityImpact of RDWIncreased red cell distribution widthVentricular assist device implantationVentricular assist device therapyDistribution widthPersistent volume overloadAssist device implantationPost-LVAD implantationCox regression modelRed blood cell volumeBone marrow dysfunctionKaplan-Meir plotsBlood cell volumeLack of associationLog-rank statisticsRDW tertilesCox modellingLVAD implantationLVAD placementHeart failureUnadjusted survival
2020
Blood Conservation Strategy at Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement Improves Survival
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Park J, Mangi A, Geirsson A, Lee F, Jacoby D, Bellumkonda L, Ahmad T, Chou J, Testani J, Chen M, McCloskey G, Bonde P. Blood Conservation Strategy at Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement Improves Survival. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s151. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVentricular assist device placementBlood conservationLeft ventricular assist device placementBCS groupDevice placementAnti-platelet useLarger ventricular sizeLiberal transfusion strategyStandardized transfusion protocolTime of LVADLength of hospitalBlood conservation strategiesUnits of PRBCsLiberal groupCirculatory support devicesDevice use ratesExcessive transfusionICU stayTransfusion protocolCommon complicationHeart failureLVAD patientsTransfusion strategyTransfusion triggerSingle center
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 therapyChloride Homeostasis in End Stage Heart Failure and LVAD Recipients
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Jacoby D, Bellumkonda L, Ahmad T, Sugeng L, Chen M, McCloskey G, Geirsson A, Anwar M, Bonde P. Chloride Homeostasis in End Stage Heart Failure and LVAD Recipients. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2019, 38: s382-s383. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum chloride levelsChloride homeostasisLVAD patientsHeart failureLVAD therapyEnd-stage heart failureCardio-renal axisChronic heart failureStage heart failureChloride levelsLong-term survivalKaplan-Meir plotsLog-rank statisticsL riseCause mortalityLVAD recipientsWorse survivalSingle centerNeurohormonal responsesPrognostic implicationsPrognostic valueLVAD implantsRetrospective analysisGroup ACox model
2017
Surgical Management of Pulmonary Embolism
Jung J, Bonde P. Surgical Management of Pulmonary Embolism. 2017, 405-418. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-65226-9_31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionDeep vein thrombosisPulmonary embolismVenous thromboembolismPathophysiology of PERight heart dysfunctionThromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionAcute pulmonary embolismSpectrum of disordersPulmonary endarterectomyPulmonary embolectomyPulmonary hypertensionVein thrombosisHeart failureSurgical managementOperative managementPulmonary vasculatureSurgical interventionHeart dysfunctionEffective treatmentMechanical occlusionEmbolismSignificant riskEndarterectomyEmbolectomy