| Literature DB >> 22305376 |
James K Kirklin1, David C Naftel, Robert L Kormos, Lynne W Stevenson, Francis D Pagani, Marissa A Miller, J Timothy Baldwin, James B Young.
Abstract
The Fourth Annual Report of the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) summarizes and analyzes the first 5 years of patient and data collection. With more than 4,000 patients entered into the database, the evolution of pump technology, strategy at implant, and pre-implant patient profiles are chronicled. A risk factor analysis of the entire adult primary implant population is provided, and the recent composition of patient profiles is examined. Current actuarial survival with continuous-flow pumps exceeds 80% at 1 year and 70% at 2 years.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22305376 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.12.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Heart Lung Transplant ISSN: 1053-2498 Impact factor: 10.247