2022
Performance Of The MELDXI Score In A Modern Left Ventricular Assist Device Cohort
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Costantino A, Raskhe A, Bonde R, Bonde P. Performance Of The MELDXI Score In A Modern Left Ventricular Assist Device Cohort. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s79-s80. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-operative adverse eventsMELD-XIAdverse eventsHigh riskCox proportional hazard ratiosLeft ventricular assist device placementRed blood cell transfusionVentricular assist device placementMELD-XI scorePerioperative transfusion requirementsPostoperative adverse eventsAdverse perioperative eventsBlood cell transfusionPost-operative bleedingProportional hazard ratiosDisease risk scoreKaplan-Meir plotsWilcoxon rank sum testLog-rank statisticsRank sum testDevice cohortLVAD candidatesTransfusion requirementsBaseline characteristicsCause mortality
2021
Exploring 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 populationBlood 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