Associations between body mass index and all‐cause mortality: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

N Wiebe, A Lloyd, ET Crumley, M Tonelli - Obesity Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fasting insulin and c‐reactive protein confound the association between mortality and body
mass index. An increase in fat mass may mediate the associations between …

Age is a predictor of In-Hospital outcomes for left ventricular assist device Implantation: A Nationwide analysis

AR Akkawi, A Yamaguchi, J Shimamura… - Journal of Personalized …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The 2018 heart allocation system has significantly influenced heart transplantation and left
ventricular assist device (LVAD) utilization. Our study aims to investigate age-related …

Interplay between driveline infection, vessel wall inflammation, cerebrovascular events and mortality in patients with left ventricular assist device

J Hupe, H Worthmann, KK Ravenberg, GM Grosse… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD), infections and thrombotic events
represent severe complications. We investigated device-specific local and systemic …

In a large‐volume multidisciplinary setting individual surgeon volume does not impact LVAD outcomes

JC Boudreaux, M Urban, AW Castleberry… - Journal of cardiac …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background In complex operations surgeon volume may impact outcomes. We sought to
understand if individual surgeon volume affects left ventricular assist device (LVAD) …

[HTML][HTML] A population based analysis of trends, risk factors and outcomes associated with gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with left ventricular assist devices

K Gonuguntla, S Patil, C Rojulpote… - American Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Prior to the utilization of continuous flow (CF) devices in 2010, Gastrointestinal
(GI) bleeding was a common adverse event related to left ventricular assist device (LVADs) …

The Joint Association of Septicemia and Cerebrovascular Diseases with In-Hospital MortalityAmong Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device in the United States

J Lovelace, O Shabaneh, N De La Cruz… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is associated with complications such as
cerebrovascular diseases (CEVD) as well as septicemia which is often preventable. With …