2021
Red 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 survivalExploring Preoperative Hypocalcemia as a Biomarker for Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Survival and Adverse Events
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Bonde R, Bonde P. Exploring Preoperative Hypocalcemia as a Biomarker for Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Survival and Adverse Events. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2021, 40: s430. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse eventsHypocalcemia groupPreoperative hypocalcemiaCause mortalityRight ventricular assist device useLeft ventricular assist device placementChronic heart failure patientsVentricular assist device placementVentricular assist device useDurable LVAD implantationPerioperative renal failureChronic kidney diseaseHeart failure patientsMajority of patientsSerum calcium levelsPoor prognostic markerAbnormal calcium handlingKaplan-Meir plotsLog-rank statisticsCox modellingLVAD implantationLVAD placementPreoperative levelsProlonged intubationRenal failure
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