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 deathsChanges 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
Differential Impact of Class I and Class II Panel Reactive Antibodies on Post-Heart Transplant Outcomes
Ivey-Miranda JB, Kunnirickal S, Bow L, Maulion C, Testani JM, Jacoby D, Kransdorf EP, Bellumkonda L. Differential Impact of Class I and Class II Panel Reactive Antibodies on Post-Heart Transplant Outcomes. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2020, 27: 40-47. PMID: 32750489, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPanel reactive antibodyCause mortalityReactive antibodiesClass IClass II panel reactive antibodiesAdult heart transplant patientsPost-heart transplant outcomesClass IIRejection-related mortalityHeart transplant patientsOrgan Sharing dataHeart transplantationTransplant outcomesTransplant patientsSensitized patientsUnited NetworkIsolated elevationHigh riskGroup 2Group 1High mortalityCombined elevationGroup 4MortalityPatients
2012
Outcomes of adults with restrictive cardiomyopathy after heart transplantation
DePasquale EC, Nasir K, Jacoby DL. Outcomes of adults with restrictive cardiomyopathy after heart transplantation. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2012, 31: 1269-1275. PMID: 23079066, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-HTx outcomesUnadjusted hazard ratioRestrictive cardiomyopathyRCM patientsHazard ratioCause mortalityHeart transplantationSubgroup analysisRCM groupMultivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysisCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisTime of HTxProgressive heart failureRadiation/chemotherapyHazards regression analysisOutcomes of adultsPediatric restrictive cardiomyopathySpectrum of disordersAdult HTxRCM diagnosisHeart failurePatient groupSurvival outcomesUnited Network