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The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation will host their 38th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions from April 11th through April 14th, 2018 in Nice, France. UPMC will be well represented with presentations from both researchers and heart and lung transplant physicians and care team members. Some of the presentations include:
2 - Quantifying the Devastation From Stroke During Support With Continuous Flow Pumps: Intermacs Analysis
Authors: J. K. Kirklin, D. C. Naftel, S. L. Myers, F. D. Pagani, L. W. Stevenson, R. L. Kormos, P. C. Colombo. Kirklin Institute for Research in Surgical Outcomes (KIRSO), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
37 - Pre-Pulmonary Artery Elastance, Right Ventricular Elastance, and RV-PA Coupling Predict Post-Operative Length of Stay and Hemodynamics
Author: F. Contijoch, D. Wong, S. Igata, A. McDivit Mizzell, W. Auger, A. DeMaria, D. Blanchard, A. Waheed, T. Bachman, M. Simon, M. Pinsky. Bioengineering, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, Medicine, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Lifetime Achievement Award - presented by Robert L. Kormos
Drug Therapies for Pulmonary Hypertension Are Needed to Target the Right Ventricle
Author: Marc A. Simon, MD
54 - Risk Predictors for Ischemic Stroke in CF-LVAD Patients By Pump Flow Type
Author: M. Kanwar, L. Lohmueller, R. Kormos, S. Bailey, C. Mcilvennan, S. Murali, J. Antaki. Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Jonathan D'Cunha, Co-chair
71 - Clinicians' Acceptance Interactive Health Technologies for Self-Management Among Patients with Chronic Cardiopulmonary Disorders
Authors: M. Alrawashdeh, R. Zomak, S. Al-Zaiti, S. Sereika, B. Parmanto, A. DeVito Dabbs. School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Cardiothoracic Transplant Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
74 - Impact of a Mobile Health Intervention on Long-term Nonadherence in Lung Transplantation
Authors: E. M. Rosenberger, M. Dew, A. F. DiMartini, J. M. Pilewski, A. J. DeVito Dabbs. School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
83 - Sustaining Quality of Life of the Aged: Heart Transplant or Mechanical Support (SUSTAIN-IT): Baseline Findings
Authors: K. L. Grady, A. Andrei, L. Pollan, H. Shi, H. Adam, A. Kao, D. Pham, M. Dew, R. Kormos, E. Hsich, W. Cotts, S. LaRue, S. V. Pamboukian, F. Pagani, M. Petty, B. Lampert, M. Johnson, M. Murray, J. Spertus, J. K. Kirklin, S. C. Collum, C. Yancy. Surgery / Division of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, Surgery / BCVI Clinical Trials Unit, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas-City, MO, Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL, Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, Surgery, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Medicine / Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
123 - An Analysis of Preceding Signals and Treatment Strategies of VAD Thrombus in the Endurance and ENDURANCE SUPPLEMENTAL Trials
Authors: F. D. Pagani, S. S. Najjar, U. P. Jorde, J. J. Teuteberg, R. L. Kormos, R. Starling, J. D. Rich, T. A. Vassiliades, S. W. Boyce. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, MedStar Health, Washington, DC, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Northwestern, Chicago, IL, Medtronic, Framingham, MA
544 - Dual Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion Using Human Lungs
Authors: K. Noda, S. Tane, J. Sembrat, M. Rojas, J. D'Cunha, J. D. Luketich, N. Shigemura. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, The Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons Center For Interstitial Lung Disease, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
545 - Cyclosporine Preconditioning Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Improves the Quality of Post-Transplant Lung Grafts
Authors: K. Noda, S. Haam, S. Tane, J. D'Cunha, J. D. Luketich, N. Shigemura. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
550 - Nitrite Attenuates Ischemia /Reperfusion (I/R) Injury of Lung by Regulating Endothelial Barrier Function
Authors: A. Kumar, K. Noda, B. Philips, M. T. Gladwin, J. D'Cunha. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
552 - Cold and Warm Ischemia Result in Different Histological Characteristics of Reperfusion Injury After Lung Transplantation in Mice
Authors: X. Wang. Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
555 - Bronchial-arterial-circulation-sparing (BACS) Lung Preservation: A Novel Strategy in Lung Transplantation
Authors: S. Tane, K. Noda, J. D'Cunha, J. D. Luketich, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, N. Shigemura, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Health System and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
1348 - Successful Staged Bilateral Lung Retransplant Followed by Living Related Renal Transplant in a Hemodialysis Patient
Authors: E. A. Lendermon, S. Iturra Urriola, M. Morrell, J. D'Cunha. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
611 - Don't Pass the Peanuts: Donor-Derived Nut Allergy in Transplant
Authors: R. Bag, S. Tlusty, G. Vece, K. Lilly, T. Peterson, J. Schaenman, N. Theodoropouos, M. Michaels, C. R. Wolfe. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, Lifelink of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UMPC, Pittsburgh, PA, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
629 - Prevalence and Treatment Responsiveness of Lung Transplant Recipients with Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease
Authors: O. Berger, C. J. Iasella, C. A. Moore, M. R. Morrell, J. Hayanga, N. Shigemura, A. Zeevi, J. F. McDyer, C. R. Ensor. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
630 - Outcomes After Lung Transplantation for Patients With Occupational Lung Diseases
Authors: K. D. Joubert, C. R. Ensor, D. C. Strollo, E. A. Lendermon, S. A. Yousem, N. Shigemura. Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA
694 - Change in Heart Rate From Pre-Implant to Discharge in Destination Therapy is Associated With Mortality and Admissions in LVAD Patients - A Substudy of the ENDURANCE trial
Authors: E. Y. Birati, S. Shore, M. A. Acker, P. Atluri, J. J. Teuteberg, R. L. Kormos, E. J. Birks, C. Mahr, N. A. Mokadam, F. D. Pagani, J. G. Rogers, T. A. Vassiliades, J. E. Rame. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Duke University, Durham, NC, Medtronic, Framingham, MA
786 - Variability in Anticoagulation Practices With the Impella Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device: A Survey of High-volume Centers
Authors: B. N. Reed, R. J. DiDomenico, J. E. Allender, J. C. Coons, J. F. Cox, J. D. Moretz, C. S. Oliphant, D. L. Jennings. Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, TN, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, NY
763 - Trajectory Analysis of Self-Reported Adherence to Home Spirometry After Lung Transplantation
Authors: A. J. Devito Dabbs, M. Dew, M. Alrawashdeh, D. Zaldonis, J. D'Cuna, J. Pilewski. Nursing, University of Pittsburgh School Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, CT Transplant, UPMC Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, CT Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, PACCM, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
HLA Antibody Testing - 2018
Author: Adriana Zeevi, PhD University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
194 - Outcomes After Isolated Durable Right Ventricular Assist Device
Authors: E. Y. Birati, E. Grandin, M. Seigerman, A. Padegimas, F. Cabezas, J. A. Mazurek, M. S. Kiernan, N. K. Kapur, G. H. Oliveira, F. D. Pagani, D. C. Naftel, J. J. Teuteberg, R. L. Kormos, J. Kirklin, P. Atluri, M. A. Acker, J. Rame. Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,2Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, Boston, MA, Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, Cardiology, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, School of Public Health, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, PA, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
195 - Chemokine Receptor Regulation in Mechanical Circulatory Support to Predict RV Failure and Mortality is Dependent on Etiology
Authors: A. Nayak, C. Neill, R. L. Kormos, L. Lagazzi, I. Halder, C. McTiernan, J. Larsen, J. Teuteberg, T. N. Bachman, K. Hanley-Yanez, D. M. McNamara, M. A. Simon. UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, UPMC Vascular Medicine Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
196 - Outcomes in the Late Right Heart Failure After LVAD: A Contemporary Analysis of the New Intermacs 4.0 Definitions
Authors: J. E. Rame, E. Y. Birati, J. Teuteberg, E. W. Grandin, P. Atluri, M. Kiernan, G. H. Oliveira, S. L. Myers, D. C. Naftel, F. D. Pagani, R. L. Kormos, J. K. Kirklin. Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, Cardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center, Boston, MA, Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Cardiovascular Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, Cleveland, OH, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
210 - Effects of Everolimus and CNI Reduction on Rejection, CLAD, and Death in Thoracic Transplant Recipients
Authors: R. A. Cartus, C. J. Iasella, C. A. Moore, M. R. Morrell, J. Hayanga, N. Shigemura, A. Zeevi, J. F. McDyer, C. R. Ensor. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
268 - Thrombotic Events With PSI Based Immunosuppression in Cardiac Transplantation
Authors: O. Witkowsky, J. J. Teuteberg, A. Althouse, M. Shullo. Pharmacy, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, West Virginia University Medicine, Morgantown, WV
296 - Targeting Glucose Metabolism During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Improves Lung Preservation and Post-Transplant Lung Function
Authors: K. Noda, S. Tane, J. D'Cunha, J. D. Luketich, N. Shigemura.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1406 - Recurrence of Protein-losing Enteropathy in Fontan Patients After Heart Transplantation
Authors: K. E. Simpson, S. C. West, J. N. Johnson, M. B. Hilscher, C. D. Castleberry, J. Scheel, C. E. Canter, K. R. Schumacher. Pediatrics, Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
795 - "There's Always Another Treatment" - The Promise of Cardiac Devices As Barrier to Advanced Care Planning in Heart Failure
Authors: R. Hadler, L. Allen, D. Bekelman, R. Arnold, N. Goldstein, D. Kavalieratos. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, Department of Medicine, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
894 - Is Depression After Heart Transplantation (HTx) Associated With Impaired Survival During Long-term Follow-up?
Authors: B. S. Bürker, L. Gullestad, E. Gude, O. E. Havik, I. Grov, A. Relbo Authen, A. K. Andreassen, I. R. Hebold Haraldsen, A. E. Fiane, M. A. Dew, S. Andersson, U. F. Malt. University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Poster Discussant: Robert L. Kormos, MD - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
971 - The Ebb and Flow of Right Heart Failure in INTERMACS: Does Right Heart Failure Get Better or Worse Over Time?
Authors: J. Teuteberg, G. Studdard, F. Pagani, M. Kiernan, G. Oliveria, E. Rame, P. Alturi, A. Gaffey, E. Grandin, J. Kirklin, S. Myers, C. Collum, R. L. Kormos. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Tufts University, Boston, MA, Case Western University, Cleveland, OH, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston, MA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
979 - Predicting Acute and Chronic Right Ventricular Failure in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant: The Importance of Right Atrial Strain and Regional Deformation of the Right Ventricular Free Wall
Authors: A. Iacovoni, D. Bellavia, C. Coronnello, M. Simon, C. Link, C. Falletta, G. Romano, S. Sciacca, G. Di Gesaro, J. Maalouf, M. Pilato, J. Gorcsan III, A. Terzi, F. Clemenza. ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy, ISMETT, Palermo, Italy, Heart and Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, Washington University, St Louis, MO
981 - Pattern Discovery of Most Common Sequential Adverse Events After Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Implant
Authors: F. Movahedi, L. Lohmueller, L. Sees, Y. Zhang, M. Kanwar, S. Murali, R. Kormos, R. Padman, J. Antaki. Electrical Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Bioengineering Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, The Cardiovascular Institute at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Bioengineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Authors: 993 - Use of Advanced Heart Failure Therapies in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Authors: C. A. Wittlieb-Weber, C. R. Villa, J. Conway, M. J. Bock, K. E. Gambetta, J. N. Johnson, A. K. Lal, K. R. Schumacher, S. P. Law, S. R. Deshpande, S. C. West, J. M. Friedland-Little, I. D. Lytrivi1, M. A. McCulloch, R. J. Butts, D. R. Weber, K. R. Knecht. Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
996 - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy-Related Acute Heart Failure: Multicenter Study of Hospitalizations and Outcomes
Authors: S. R. Deshpande, C. A. Wittlieb-Weber, K. E. Gambetta, M. J. Bock, A. K. Lal, J. L. Conway, C. R. Villa, J. N. Johnson, K. R. Schumacher, S. C. West, J. M. Friedland-Little, I. D. Lytrivi, M. A. McCulloch, R. J. Butts, K. R. Knecht, S. Law. Pediatric Cardiology, Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, Pediatric Cardiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Pediatric Cardiology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, Pediatric Cardiology, Primary Children’s Hospital, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, Pediatric Cardiology, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Pediatric Cardiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital / University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Pediatric Cardiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, Pediatric Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Pediatric Cardiology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NY
1001 - Utilization of Cardiac MRI in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Contemporary Multi-Center Cohort
Authors: S. C. West, C. A. Wittlieb-Weber, C. R. Villa, C. Cunningham, M. J. Bock, K. E. Gambetta, J. N. Johnson, A. K. Lal, K. R. Schumacher, S. P. Law, S. Deshpande, J. M. Friedland-Little, M. A. McCulloch, R. J. Butts, K. R. Knecht, I. D. Lytrivi. Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, Pediatric Cardiology, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, ON, Canada, Pediatric Cardiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, Pediatric Cardiology, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Pediatric Cardiology, Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, Pediatric Cardiology, CS Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, Pediatric Cardiology, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY, Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, Pediatric Cardiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Virginia Children's Hospital, Charlottesville, VA, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Pediatric Cardiology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, Pediatric Cardiology, Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital, New York, NY
1042 - Hospital Costs for Pediatric Patients With Temporary Ventricular Assist Devices: A Multicenter Study From the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) and the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS)
Authors: J. W. Rossano, R. S. Cantor, D. Dai, P. Shamszad, Y. Huang, M. Hall, K. Y. Lin, M. Zinn, E. Edens, E. Parrino, J. K. Kirklin. Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, KS, Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Cardiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Oschner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
354 - Negative Impact of Ischemia on Short and Long Term Outcomes in Standard Criteria Double Lung Transplants Prospective Evidence From the OCS Lung INSPIRE International Trial Results
Authors: G. Warnecke, D. Van Raemdonck, J. Kukreja, M. Smith, G. Loor, F. Rea, G. Massard, F. De Robertis, J. Nagendran, J. Moradiellos, K. Dhital, C. Knosalla, C. Bermudez, S. Tsui, J. Madsen, I. Wang, K. McCurry, T. Deuse, P. Thomas, I. Tudorache, B. Wiegmann, M. Schiavon, F. Calabrese, N. Santelmo, A. Olland, P. Falcoz, A. Varela, M. Hertz, A. Simon, H. Resichenspurner, A. Haverich, A. Ardehali Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, Leuven University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium, University of California San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, University of Padua Hospital, Padua, Italy, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom, University of Alberta Medical Center, Edmonton, AB, Canada, University Puerta de Hierro Hospital, Madrid, Spain, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia, German Heart Institute, Berlin, Germany, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, Hamburg University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany, University Hospitals of Marseille, Marseille, France, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
355 - Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion in Donation After Circulatory Death Lung Transplantation Increases Donor Utilization: Analysis of the NOVEL Extension Trial
Authors: B. A. Whitson, B. Shukrallah, M. S. Mulligan, J. D'Cunha, M. Daneshmand, T. Wozniak, Z. Kon, T. Machuca, M. Jessen, P. Sanchez, E. Cantu. Department of Surgery, Wexner Med Center, Columbus, OH, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Duke, Raleigh, NC, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Co-Chair: Marc A. Simon, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
406 - Pre-Transplant Opioid Use is Associated With Increased Early Mortality and Readmission After Lung Transplantation
Authors: H. Heiney, C. J. Iasella, C. A. Moore, R. Venkataramanan, M. R. Morrell, J. Hayanga, N. Shigemura, A. Zeevi, J. F. McDyer, C. R. Ensor. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1142 - Early Acute Cellular Rejection in Lung Transplant Recipients is Associated With Greater Variation in the Lung Allograft Microbiome
Authors: C. J. Iasella, C. R. Ensor, A. Morris, B. Methé, J. F. McDyer. Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1192 - Negative Impact of Primary Graft Dysfunction Grade 3 Within the Initial 72 Hours on Short and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Standard Criteria Double Lung Transplants: Prospective Evidence from the OCS Lung INSPIRE International Trial Results
Authors: A. Ardehali, D. Van Raemdonck, J. Kukreja, M. Smith, G. Loor, F. Rea, G. Massard, F. De Robertis, J. Nagendran, J. Moradiellos, K. Dhital, C. Knosalla, C. Bermudez, S. Tsui, J. Madsen, I. Wang, K. McCurry, T. Deuse, P. Thomas, I. Tudorache, B. Wiegmann, M. Schiavon, F. Calabrese, N. Santelmo, A. Olland, P. Falcoz, A. Varela, M. Hertz, A. Simon, H. Resichenspurner, A. Haverich, G. Warnecke. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, Leuven University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium, University of California San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, University of Padua Hospital, Padua, Italy, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom, University of Alberta Medical Center, Edmonton, AB, Canada, University Puerta de Hierro Hospital, Madrid, Spain, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia, German Heart Institute, Berlin, Germany, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, University Hospitals of Marseille, Marseille, France, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, Hamburg University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany
1201 - Predicting Post-LVAD Mortality Across a Diverse HF Population Using Bayesian Analysis
Authors: M. Kanwar, L. Lohmueller, S. Bailey, C. Mcilvennan, R. Kormos, S. Murali, J. Antaki. Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1224 - Spousal Support Does Not Affect Outcomes in Patients With Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device
Authors: A. Topoll, A. Althouse, K. Lockard, E. Dunn, N. Kunz, M. Dew, A. Kilic, C. Sciortino, M. Mathier, M. Shullo, R. Kormos, G. Hickey. HVI, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
1234 - Stability of Patient Values in the Face of Invasive Therapies for Life-Threatening Illness: Insights From the DECIDE-LVAD Trial
Authors: L. A. Allen, C. E. Knoepke, E. C. Leister, J. S. Thompson, C. K. McIlvennan, A. V. Ambardekar, R. M. Arnold, D. D. Matlock. Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1264 - Impact of Right Ventricular Function and Pulmonary Hypertension Therapy on Graph Dysfunction and Death in Lung Transplant Recipients
Authors: M. Thornberg, C. J. Iasella, S. A. Esper, C. A. Moore, M. R. Morrell, J. Hayanga, N. Shigemura, A. Zeevi, J. F. McDyer, C. R. Ensor. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
460 - Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Patient Desire for LVAD Therapy
Authors: I. Tchoukina, K. B. Shah, J. Thibodeau, J. D. Estep, A. Lala, D. Lanfear, N. Gilotra, S. Pamboukian, D. A. Horstmanshof, D. McNamara, D. C. Haas, U. Jorde, R. Forde-McLean, S. Khalatbari, C. A. Spino, J. Baldwin, D. L. Mann, K. D. Aaronson, G. C. Stewart. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, INTEGRIS, Oklahoma City, OK, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Abington Hospital - Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
462 - Practice Variation in the Diagnosis of Acute Rejection Among Pediatric Heart Transplant Centers: An Analysis of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study (PTHS) Database
Authors: J. Godown, E. Pruitt, J. Vo, D. A. Dodd, I. Lytrivi, G. J. Boyle, D. Sutcliffe, J. A. Kleinmahon, R. Shih, S. Urschel, B. Das, W. F. Carlo, W. A. Zuckerman, S. West, M. A. McCulloch, M. D. Zinn, K. Simpson, S. J. Kindel, J. R. Szmuszkovicz, M. Chrisant, S. R. Auerbach, M. P. Carboni, D. T. Hsu. Pediatric Cardiology, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, The Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Group, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Group, Birmingham, AL, Pediatric Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, Pediatric Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Pediatric Cardiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Pediatric Cardiology, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Virginia Children’s Heart Center, Charlottesville, VA, Pediatric Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Pediatric Cardiology, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Hollywood, FL, Pediatric Cardiology, Duke Children's Hospital, Durham, NC, Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY
467 - Bayesian Model For Predicting 90 Day Event Free Survival in LVAD Patients
Authors: M. Kanwar, L. Lohmueller, R. Kormos, C. Mcilvennan, S. Bailey, S. Murali, J. Antaki. Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
471 - Pre-Implant Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor Use is Associated With Higher Rates of Severe Early Right Heart Failure After LVAD Implantation: An INTERMACS Analysis
Authors: G. Gulati, E. W. Grandin, K. F. Kennedy, F. Cabezas, D. DeNofrio, R. Kociol, J. E. Rame, F. D. Pagani, J. K. Kirklin, R. L. Kormos, J. Teuteberg, M. S. Kiernan. Cardiovascular Center, Tufts Medical Center, Cambridge, MA, Cardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, Heart and Vascular Institute, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
472 Identifying Ambulatory Advanced Heart Failure Patients at High Risk for Death, LVAD or Transplant at 1 Year: How Did REVIVAL Eligibility Criteria Perform?
Authors: K. D. Aaronson, L. W. Stevenson, F. D. Pagani, C. Spino, R. L. Kormos, S. Khalatbari, J. T. Baldwin, N. Jeffries, W. C. Taddei-Peters, A. V. Ambardekar, P. Shah, D. McNamara, D. Lanfear, J. Gorcsan, J. Stehlik, D. M. Mancini, G. C. Stewart, D. L. Mann. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Division of Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, Division of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, Division of Cardiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
501 - Application of Bayesian Model to Predict Outcomes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Authors: M. Kanwar, L. Lohmueller, P. Correa, J. Kraisangka, M. Druzdzel, J. Antaki, R. Benza. Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA