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. 2013 Feb;32(2):141-56.
doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.12.004.

Fifth INTERMACS annual report: risk factor analysis from more than 6,000 mechanical circulatory support patients

James K Kirklin  1 , David C Naftel, Robert L Kormos, Lynne W Stevenson, Francis D Pagani, Marissa A Miller, J T Baldwin, James B Young
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Fifth INTERMACS annual report: risk factor analysis from more than 6,000 mechanical circulatory support patients

James K Kirklin et al. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Feb.

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  • J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Oct;34(10):1356. Timothy Baldwin, J [corrected to Baldwin, J T]

Abstract

The 5th annual report of the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) summarizes and analyzes the first 6 years of patient and data collection. The current analysis includes more than 6000 patients and updated risk factors for continuous flow pumps. Among continuous flow pumps, actuarial survival is 80% at 1 year and 70% at 2 years. Quality of life indicators are generally favorable and adverse event burden will likely influence patient selections of advanced heart failure therapies.

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