2025
Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Without Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Miller P, Gordon A, Liu Y, Ahmad T, Bromfield S, Girotra S, Davila C, Crawford G, Whitney J, Desai N. Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Without Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2025, 14: e037424. PMID: 39791394, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.037424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicroaxial left ventricular assist deviceIntra-aortic balloon pump usePercutaneous coronary interventionIntra-aortic balloon pumpBalloon pump useCardiogenic shockLeft ventricular assist deviceTotal health care costsIndex admissionBalloon pumpIncident dialysisHealth care costsCoronary interventionAssociated with lower mortalityPump useLVAD useHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionAssociated with higher costsInverse probability treatmentCare costsMechanical circulatory supportInsured populationSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRetrospective study
2021
Changes in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Transplantation With New Heart Allocation Policy
Mullan CW, Chouairi F, Sen S, Mori M, Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Mulligan D, Formica R, Rogers JG, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Changes in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Transplantation With New Heart Allocation Policy. JACC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 420-429. PMID: 33714748, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor heart allocation systemNumber of patientsHeart allocation systemVentricular assist deviceWaitlist survivalAssist deviceNew heart allocation policyLeft ventricular assist deviceAllocation system changePost-transplant mortalityOrgan Sharing databaseOutcomes of patientsPost-transplantation outcomesProportion of patientsTime of transplantContinuous-flow LVADPost-transplantation survivalHeart allocation policyNew allocation systemBaseline recipientStatus 1AHeart transplantationIschemic timeLVAD implantationTransplant list
2020
The Effects of Less Invasive Extra-Pericardial Placement of Left Ventricular Assist Devices on Right Ventricular Failure in the Early Postoperative Period
Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Park J, Mangi A, Geirsson A, Bellumkonda L, Lee F, Chen M, Jacoby D, Chou J, Ahmad T, Testani J, McCloskey G, Bonde P. The Effects of Less Invasive Extra-Pericardial Placement of Left Ventricular Assist Devices on Right Ventricular Failure in the Early Postoperative Period. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s151-s152. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight ventricular failureVentricular failureMedian sternotomyLeft ventricular assist deviceBlood product useChest tube outputGiant cell myocarditisPoor surgical candidatesPulmonary vascular resistanceSingle-center experienceEarly postoperative periodStandard median sternotomyVentricular assist deviceMann-Whitney testIABP useINTERMACS profileMS implantationRVAD placementRVAD useLess transfusionRV dilationSurgical candidatesVascular resistanceAdverse eventsLVAD patients
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