Regional differences in use and outcomes of left ventricular assist devices: Insights from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Registry

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 912-920

  Krim, Selim R ^a   Vivo, Rey P ^b   Campbell, Patrick ^a   Estep, Jerry D ^c   Fonarow, Gregg C ^b   Naftel, David C ^d   Ventura, Hector O ^a  

^a JOHN OCHSNER HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

bridge to transplant; continuous flow; destination therapy; INTERMACS; left ventricular assist device; mechanical circulatory support; outcomes; regions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERAGENCY REGISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICALLY ASSISTED CIRCULATORY SUPPORT REGISTRY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84931578383     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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