2021
Impact of Obesity on Heart Transplantation Outcomes
Chouairi F, Milner A, Sen S, Guha A, Stewart J, Jastreboff AM, Mori M, Clark KA, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Rogers JG, Notarianni A, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Mullan CW. Impact of Obesity on Heart Transplantation Outcomes. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e021346. PMID: 34854316, PMCID: PMC9075353, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher BMI categoriesImpact of obesityHeart transplantation outcomesBMI categoriesTransplantation outcomesHeart transplantationHigher body mass indexAllocation system changeAdvanced heart failureOrgan Sharing databaseObese BMI categoriesVentricular assist deviceNew Organ ProcurementPosttransplant deathPosttransplantation deathPosttransplant mortalityBackground PatientsBMI 18.5Adult patientsCohort studyHeart failureHeart transplantSharing databaseWaitlist deaths
2020
Evaluation of Case Volumes of a Heart Transplant Program and Short-term Outcomes After Changes in the United Network for Organ Sharing Donor Heart Allocation System
Mori M, Wilson L, Ali A, Ahmad T, Anwer M, Jacoby D, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Evaluation of Case Volumes of a Heart Transplant Program and Short-term Outcomes After Changes in the United Network for Organ Sharing Donor Heart Allocation System. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2017513. PMID: 32945877, PMCID: PMC7501535, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale-New Haven HospitalHeart transplant programShort-term outcomesHeart transplantHeart transplant volumeNew Haven HospitalDonor heartsPatient selectionRecipient selectionTransplant programsTransplant volumeWaiting listCase volumeDonor heart allocation systemPre-post cohort studyConservative patient selectionUnused donor heartsHeart allocation systemHigher median numberCirculatory assist devicesCohort studyPatient characteristicsMore patientsSingle centerCenter volume