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Review
. 2016 Apr;35(4):407-12.
doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.002. Epub 2016 Jan 13.

First Annual IMACS Report: A global International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support

James K Kirklin  1 , Ryan Cantor  2 , Paul Mohacsi  3 , Jan Gummert  3 , Theo De By  3 , Margaret M Hannan  4 , Robert L Kormos  5 , Stephan Schueler  6 , Lars H Lund  7 , Takeshi Nakatani  8 , Rhiannon Taylor  9 , Jenny Lannon  9
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First Annual IMACS Report: A global International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support

James K Kirklin et al. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

The first annual report of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (IMACS) registry provides global data on 5,942 patients from 31 countries. This initial report focuses on patient demographics, survival, device types, adverse events, competing outcomes, and a risk factor analysis.

Keywords: IMACS; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; adverse events; demographics; mechanical circulatory support; outcomes; patient survival; risk factors.

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