List of Publications and Abstracts

updated: April, 04 2013

Publications
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mechanical Circulatory Support Registering a Therapy in Evolution
James Kirklin, David Naftel
Circulation: Heart Failure 2008 September; 1:200-205

INTERMACS Database for Durable Devices for Circulatory Support: First Annual Report
James Kirklin, David Naftel, Lynne Warner Stevenson, Robert Kormos, Frank Pagani, Marissa Miller, Karen Ulisney, James Young
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Oct;27(10):1065-1072

Predictors of Death and Transplant in Patients with a Mechanical Circulatory Support Device: A Multi-institutional Study
William Holman, Robert Kormos, Marissa Miller, Frank Pagani, Elizabeth Blume, Timothy Cleeton, Steven Koenig, David Naftel, James Kirklin, Leah Edwards
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Jan;28(1): 44-50

INTERMACS: Interval Analysis of Registry Data
William Holman, Walter Pae, Jeffrey Teuteberg, Michael Acker, David Naftel, Benjamin Sun, Carmelo Milano, James Kirklin
J of American College of Surgeons 2009 May;208(5):755-761

INTERMACS Profiles of Advanced Heart Failure: The Current Picture
Lynne Warner Stevenson, Francis Pagani, James Young, Mariell Jessup, Leslie Miller, Robert Kormos, David Naftel, Karen Ulisney, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, James Kirklin
J Heart Lung Transplant, 2009 June;28(6):535-541

Second INTERMACS annual report: More than 1,000 primary left ventricular assist device implants
James Kirklin, David Naftel, Robert Kormos, Lynne Stevenson, Francis Pagani, Marissa Miller, Karen Ulisney, Timothy Baldwin, James Young
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jan;29(1): 1-10

Infection after Implantation of Pulsatile Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
William Holman, James Kirklin, David Naftel, Robert Kormos, Patrice Desvign-Nickens, Margarita Camacho, Deborah Ascheim.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Jun;139(6):1632-1636

INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support):  A New Paradigm for Translating Registry Data Into Clinical Practice
Marissa Miller, Karen Ulisney, Timothy Baldwin
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2010;56;738-740

Third INTERMACS Annual Report: The evolution of destination therapy in the United States
James Kirklin, David Naftel, Robert Kormos, Lynne Stevenson, Francis Pagani, Marissa Miller, Karen Ulisney, Timothy Baldwin, James Young
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Feb;30(2):115-123.

Survival after Biventricular Assist Device Implantation: An Analysis of the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Database
Joseph C. Cleveland Jr, David C. Naftel, T. Brett Reece, Margaret Murray, James Antaki, Francis D. Pagani, James K. Kirklin
J Heart and Lung Transplant. 2011 Aug; 30(8):862-869

Should Women Get Left Ventricular Assist Device Support?: Findings from INTERMACS
Eileen Hsich, David Naftel, Susan Myers, Kathleen Grady, Darlene Schmuhl, Karen Ulisney, James Young
Circ Heart Failure 2012 Mar 1;5(2):234-40. Epub 2012 Jan 18 

The Fourth INTERMACS Annual Report: 4,000 Implants and Counting
James Kirklin, David Naftel, Robert Kormos, Lynne Stevenson, Francis Pagani, Marissa Miller, J. Timothy Baldwin, James Young
J Heart and Lung Transplant. 2012 Feb;31(2):133-139.

Public-Private Partnerships for Patient Registries
James Kirklin, David Naftel
Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes: A User’s Guide, Third Edition (In Press)

Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support (Destination Therapy): On Track to Compete With Heart Transplantation? James Kirklin, David Naftel, Francis Pagani, Robert Kormos, Lynne Stevenson, Marissa Miller, James Young
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Sept 2012: Vol.144 (3), P. 584-603

INTERMACS Registry: What Have We Learned? What Will We Learn?
William Holman
Circulation 2012 Sep 11;126(11):1401-6

Continuous Flow Devices and Percutaneous Site Infections: Clinical Outcomes
Daniel Goldstein, David Naftel, William Holman, Lavanya Bellumkonda, Salpy Pamboukian, Frank Pagani, James Kirklin
J Heart Lung Transplant 2012, Nov; 31(11):1151-7. Epub

Beyond survival: Recommendations from INTERMACS for Assessing Function and Quality of Life with Mechanical Circulatory Support
Grady KL, Warner Stevenson L, Pagani FD, Teuteberg J, Pamboukian SV, Birks E, Moore S, Kirklin JK.
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Nov;31(11):1158-64. Epub

Fifth INTERMACS annual report: Risk factor analysis from more than 6,000 mechanical circulatory support patients
James K. Kirklin, David C. Naftel, Robert L. Kormos, Lynne W. Stevenson, Francis D. Pagani, Marissa A. Miller, J. Timothy Baldwin, James B. Young
J Heart Lung Transplant Feb 2013: 32 (2): 141-156.

 
Abstracts
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Influence of Patient Profiles on Outcomes With Implantable Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS): Results from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS)
Francis Pagani, Lynne W Stevenson, James Kirklin, David Naftel, Robert Kormos, James Young
Circulation: Heart Failure, Oct 2007; 116: II_454

Predictors of Death and Transplant in Patients with a Mechanical Circulatory Support Device: A Multi-institutional Study
William Holman, Robert Kormos, Marissa Miller, Frank Pagani, Elizabeth Blume, Timothy Cleeton, Steven Koenig, David Naftel, James Kirklin, Leah Edwards
J Heart Lung Transplant 2008: 27 (2S), S244

Pre-Implant Triage Using Patient Status with INTERMACS Patient Profiles: Can We Refine Selection Strategy for MCS?
Frank Pagani, Lynne Warner Stevenson, Karen Ulisney, Valluvan Jeevanandam, Jeffrey Teuteberg, Margarita Camacho, Tony Martin, Keith Aaronson, David Naftel, James Kirklin
J Heart Lung Transplant 2008: 27 (2S),S60

The Use of the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) to Generate Objective Performance Criteria (OPCs) for Use in MCSD Trials
David Naftel, Joseph Rogers, James Young , Timothy Baldwin, Eric Chen, Wolf Sapirstein, Robert Kormos, Deborah Ascheim, Kathleen Chisholm
J Heart Lung Transplant 2008: 27 (2S),S167

Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCSD): Is Implant Strategy Static or Dynamic?
Mariell Jessup, Lynne Warner Stevenson, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, James Young, Michael Acker, Carmelo Milano, Sherri Wissman, O. Howard Frazier, David Naftel, James Kirklin
J Heart Lung Transplant 2008: 27 (2S), S61

Important Improvements in Quality of Life after MCSD Implant: First Results from INTERMACS
Kathleen Grady, Karen Ulisney, James Kirklin, David C Naftel, Annetine Gelijns, James B Young, Tony Martin, Kathleen Chisholm Alan Moskowitz
J Heart Lung Transplant 2009: 28 (2S),S207

Early Infections after MCSD Implant in 455 Patients: Incidence, Location and Outcome
William Holman, James Kirklin, , David Naftel, Robert Kormos, Patrice Desvign-Nickens, Margarita Camacho, Deborah Ascheim
J Heart Lung Transplant 2009: 28 (2S), S155

Adverse Event (AE) Rates in Patients Receiving Pulsatile VAD’s: Incidence and Composition Change Dramatically 3 Months after Implant
Robert Kormos, Jeffrey Teuteberg, James Kirklin, David Naftel, Lynne Warner Stevenson , Carmelo Milano, Marissa Miller, Frank Pagani, Joseph Rogers Keith Aaronson
J Heart Lung Transplant 2009: 28 (2S), S416

Early Neurological Adverse Events (NAE) after Pulsatile VAD Implantation in 455 Patients: Incidence, Severity and Outcome.
Robert Kormos, James Kirklin, David Naftel, James Young, Michael Acker, Mariell Jessup, Valluvan Jeevanandam, Timothy L Baldwin, Margarita Camacho, Deborah Ascheim
J Heart Lung Transplant 2009: 28 (2S), S129

Evaluating Quality of Life Prior to MCSD Implant is a Challenge: Results from INTERMACS
Karen Ulisney, Kathleen Grady, James Kirklin, David Naftel, Annetine Gelijns, Alan Moskowitz, James Young, Susan Myers, Sherri Wissman
J Heart Lung Transplant 2009: 28 (2S), S269

Strategies of LVAD Therapy in INTERMACS: Invent Rate vs. Event Rate
Jeffrey Teuteberg, Garrick Stewart, Robert Kormos, Benjamin Sun, OH Frazier, David Naftel, Lynne Stevenson
J Heart Lung Transplant 2010: 29 (2S), S26

INTERMACS Profiles of Nutrition and Organ Function in Relation to Outcomes
Mark Liszkowski, Jeffery Teuteberg, Susan Myers, Joseph Rogers, Randall Starling, Deborah Ascheim, Lynne Stevenson
J Heart Lung Transplant 2010: 29 (2S), S27

Rapidly Changing Characteristics of Patients Receiving Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support in INTERMACS
Francis Pagani, David Naftel, Keith Aaronson, Michael Parides, David Farrar, Salpy Pamboukian, James Kirklin
J Heart Lung Transplant 2010: 29 (2S), S27

Outcomes of Children Implanted with Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: Analysis of the Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (INTERMACS)
Elizabeth Blume, David Rosenthal, Jonathan Chen, Christopher Almond, Peter Wearden, David Naftel, James Kirklin
J Heart Lung Transplant 2010: 29 (2S), S34

Sex Differences in Usage of Mechanical Circulatory Support and Pre-Implant Baseline Characteristics Using the INTERMACS Database
Kathryn O’Callaghan, Margarita Camacho, Tony Martin, Kathleen Lockard, Marissa Miller, James Young
J Heart Lung Transplant 2010: 29 (2S), S40

Survival after Implant of a Left Ventricular Assist Device: Is it the Device or is it the Patient?
Joseph Rogers, Frank Pagani, James Kirklin, David Naftel, Rohinton Morris, Walter Dembitsky, Margaret Blood, James Young
J Heart Lung Transplant 2010: 29 (2S), S40

Decreased Survival After Bi-VAD Implant: Is it the Bi-VAD or the Patient?
Joseph Cleveland, Brett Reece, David Naftel, James Antaki, Margaret Murray, James Kirklin, Robert Kormos
J Heart Lung Transplant 2010: 29 (2S), S40

Sex-Specific Differences in Outcome and Adverse Events with Primary Left Ventricular Assist Device Support Using the INTERMACS Database
Eileen Hsich, David Naftel, Susan Myers, Kathleen Grady, Darlene Schmuhl, Karen Ulisney, James Young
J Heart Lung Transplant 2010: 29 (2S), S41

Reducing Adverse Neurological Events in LVAD Patients: Pulsatile vs. Continuous Flow
Soon Park, David Naftel, Mark Slaughter, Michael Sobieski, Linda Staley, Jose Tallaj, Timothy Baldwin, James Kirklin
J Heart Lung Transplant 2010: 29 (2S), S51

Infection During Mechanical Circulatory Support: Can We Really Expect a Better Outlook with Continuous Flow Technology
Carmelo Milano, David Naftel, Robert Padera, Randall Starling, Dennis McNamara, Salpy Pamboukian, Susan Myers, Robert Kormos
J Heart Lung Transplant 2010: 29 (2S), S52

Bridge to Candidacy: A Fulfilled Promise?
Sitaramesh Emani, James Young, Michael Acker, Abeel Mangi, Joseph Cleveland, David Naftel, James Kirklin, Ayesha Hasan, Chittoor Sai-Sudhaker, Benjamin Sun
J Heart Lung Transplant 2011: 30 (4S), S125

National Trends in Readmission (REA) Rates following Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy
Pramod Bonde, Mary Amanda Dew, Dan Meyer, Jose Tallaj, Tony Martin, Kathryn Hollifield, Mark Slaughter, Randall Starling, Robert Kormos
J Heart Lung Transplant 2011: 30 (4S), S9

Driveline Infections in LVADs: Is it the pump or the patient?
Daniel Goldstein, David Naftel, William Holman, Lavanya Bellumkonda, Salpy Pamboukian, Frank Pagani, James Kirklin
J Heart Lung Transplant 2011: 30 (4S), S10

Risk for Bleeding after MCSD Implant: An Analysis of 2358 Patients in INTERMACS
Mariell Jessup, Daniel Goldstein, Deborah Ascheim, Jeffrey Teuteberg, Soon Park, David Naftel, Gonzalo Gonzales, James Kirklin, Robert Kormos
J Heart Lung Transplant 2011: 30 (4S), S9

Does the “Obesity Paradox” in Chronic Heart Failure Fade after Mechanical Circulatory Support with Continuous Flow Devices: Analysis from the Interagency Registry for the Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support
J.P. Donnelly, Y.J. Woo, R.J. Morris, L.R. Goldberg, J.W. Wald, P. Atluri, M.L. O’Hara, K. A. Breuer, J.F. Marble, N.Y. Avrahami, F.A. Arabia, J.G. Rogers, M.A. Acker, J.E. Rame
J Heart Lung Transplant 2011: 30 (4S), S33

The Need for Device Exchange in the Era of Continuous Flow LVADs
Sanjeev Aggarwal, Michael Borkon, Yan Li, Susan Myers, Keith Allen, Joanne Chichetti, Ranjit John, Francis Pagani
J Heart Lung Transplant 2011: 30 (4S), S95

Anthracycline-Induced Cardiomyopathy Patients Treated with Ventricular Assist Devices Frequently Need Biventricular Support: Data from the INTERMACS Registry
Matthias Dupont, Guilhermo Oliveira, David Naftel, Ya Yuan, Susan Myers, Darlene Schmuhl, Tiffany Buda, Maria Mountis, Nicholas Smedira, Wilson Tang, Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, Randall Starling
Circulation. 2011; 124:A14361

Outcomes of Children Implanted with Ventricular Assist Devices in the United States: Analysis of the Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (INTERMACS)
David Morales, Adam Lowry, Deirdre Epstein, David Rosenthal, Jonathan Chen, Christopher Almond, Peter Wearden, David Naftel, James Kirklin, Elizabeth Blume
Circulation. 2011; 124:A10088

Blood Urea Nitrogen to Creatinine Ratio Identifies Heart Failure Patients Likely To Experience Substantial Improvement in Renal Function Post-LVAD Placement: Insights from the INTERMACS Registry
Meredith A. Brisco, Stephen E. Kimmel, Mariell Jessup, Jeffrey M. Testani
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S45

Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay Following Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device: An Analysis of the INTERMACS Registry
William Cotts, Kathleen Grady, Edwin McGee, David Naftel, James Young, James Kirklin, Francis Pagani
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S23

Impact of Malnutrition on Early Outcomes Following Implantation of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Daniel Goldstein, William Holman, Nader Moazami, Ranjit John, David Naftel, Francis Pagani
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S87

Improvement in Quality of Life after Ventricular Assist Device Implant is Similar, Regardless of Baseline Severity of Heart Failure
Kathleen L. Grady, David C. Naftel, Lynne W. Stevenson, Mary Amanda Dew,
Gerdi Weidner, Francis D. Pagani, James K. Kirklin, Susan Myers, Timothy Baldwin, Monica Shah, James Young
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S18-S19

Durability of Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs): INTERMACS 2006-2011
William L Holman, David C Naftel, Chad E Eckert, Robert L Kormos, Daniel J Goldstein, Ya Yuan, James K Kirklin
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S133

Pump-Related Infections (PRI) after Implantation of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Analysis of 2900Patients from the INTERMACS Registry
Forum Kamdar, Peter Eckman, Daniel Goldstein, Chittoor Sai-Sudhaker, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Francis Pagani, Ranjit John
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S19

Severe Right Ventricular Failure in Patients with Continuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Incidence and Risk Factors from INTERMACS
Michael Kiernan, Duc Thinh Pham, Navin Kapur, James Kirklin, Robert Kormos, Francis Pagani, David Naftel, David DeNofrio
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S110-S111

Can a Registry Match the Data Quality of a Clinical Trial? Lessons Learned from INTERMACS
David C. Naftel, James K. Kirklin, Susan L. Myers, Mary L. Clark, Kathryn A. Hollifield, Craig Collum, Marissa A. Miller
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S261

Outcomes of Patients with Anthracycline Cardiomyopathy Treated with Mechanical Circulatory Support:  Data from the INTERMACS Registry
Guilherme H. Oliveira, Matthias Dupont, David C Naftel, Ya Yuan, Susan L Myers, Darlene Schmuhl, Maria M Mountis, Nicholas Smedira, W. H. Wilson Tang MD, Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, David O Taylor, Randall C Starling
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S46

Implant Strategies for Continuous Flow LVAD Therapy in INTERMACS – Impacts on Outcome and Variability over Time
Jeffrey Teuteberg, Garrick Stewart, Mariell Jessup, Robert L Kormos, Benjamin Sun, O.H. Frazier, David Naftel, Lynne Stevenson
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S10-S11

Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life at 6 months after LVAD Implantation: Findings from INTERMACS
Sherri Wissman, Kathleen Grady, David Naftel, Susan Myers, James Kirklin, Alan Moskowitz, Annetine Gelijns, Francis Pagani, James Young
J Heart and Lung Transplant 2012: 31 (4), S18

Biochemical Evidence of Liver Dysfunction Identifies Patients Likely to Have Improvement in Renal Function with Mechanical Circulatory Support: Insights from INTERMACS
M. Brisco, S. Kimmel, S. Coca, M. Jessup, J. Testani
Poster session presented at Heart Failure Society of America: 16^th Annual Scientific Meeting 2012, Sept 9-12, Seattle WA

Mechanical Circulatory Support-Induced Early Improvement in Renal Function is Transient and Differs by Device Flow: An INTERMACS Analysis
M. Brisco, M. Putt, S. Kimmel, S. Coca, M. Jessup, J. Testani
Poster session presented at Heart Failure Society of America: 16^th Annual Scientific Meeting 2012, Sept 9-12, Seattle WA

Progression of Heart Failure and its Impact on Post-Left Ventricular Assist Device Survival: An Analysis of the INTERMACS Registry
Sanjay Maniar, David C. Naftel, Susan L. Myers, Veli K. Topkara, Eric Novak, Gregory Ewald, James K. Kirklin, Douglas L. Mann
Oral presentation at American Heart Association: Scientific Sessions 2012, Nov 3-7, Los Angeles, CA

Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant in the Elderly is Associated with Increased, but Acceptable Risk
P. Atluri, A. B. Goldstone, J. P. Donnelly, J. W. MacArthur, C. M. Zalewski, J. L. Howard,A. S. Fairman, Y. Shudo, J. E. Rame, M. A. Acker, Y. J. Woo
Poster session presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: 49^th Annual Meeting 2013, Jan 26-30, Los Angeles, CA

Hemolysis in Patients Supported with Durable, Long-Term Left Ventricular   Assist Device Therapy
Jason N. Katz, Brian C. Jensen, Patricia P. Chang, William E. Stansfield, Hassan Alhousaini, Susan L. Myers, Francis D. Pagani, James K. Kirklin
J Heart and Lung Transplant  2013, V32, 4S, PS37

Thrombotic Complications Increase after Percutaneous Site/PocketInfection in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: An INTERMACS Analysis
M.R. Shah, D.C. Naftel, M.A. Miller, J.T. Baldwin, E.D. Feller, S.S. Desai, R. John, R.L. Kormos, W.L. Holman
J Heart and Lung Transplant  2013, V32, 4S, PS84-S85

Quantifying the Cardiorenal Syndrome and Its Effect on Mortality after LVAD Implant: An Analysis of 4,917 Patients from INTERMACS
J.K. Kirklin, D.C. Naftel, R.L. Kormos, F.D. Pagani, J.B. Young, S.L. Myers, L.W. Stevenson
J Heart and Lung Transplant  2013, V32, 4S, PS133

Outcomes of Patients with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Who Received Mechanical Circulatory Support: Data from the INTERMACS Registry
R. Loyaga-Rendon, S.V. Pamboukian, J.A. Tallaj, D. Acharya, R.S. Cantor, R.C. Starling, J.K. Kirklin
J Heart and Lung Transplant  2013, V32, 4S, PS12

Outcomes after Ventricular Assist Device Support in Patients Bridged with Temporary Circulatory Support: Analysis from INTERMACS
S. Shreenivas, A.L. Acker, P. Atluri, S. Anwaruddin, Y.J. Woo, M.A. Acker, S.L. Myers, J.E. Rame
J Heart and Lung Transplant  2013, V32, 4S, PS141-S142