Volume 8 Issue 1
Original Research
Pulsatility is a Predictive Marker of Improved Cardiac Function in Patients with Liquid Matrix-treated Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Philemon Mikail, Rinku Skaria, Marvin Slepian, Janny Garcia, Richard Smith, and Zain Khalpey
Predicting Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes Utilizing the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant Measure
Nicholas Chesher, Kristina L. Greenwood, Candace Fanale, Cody Gustaveson, Brian Jaski, Hirsch S. Mehta, Peter Hoagland, Kristine Ortiz, Marc Verlasky, Robert Adamson, and Walter Dembitsky
Reviews
What Did We Learn about VADs in 2021?
Maya Guglin
Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Outcomes after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Chandan Buttar, Sofia Lakhdar, Mahmood Nassar, Nso Nso, Giovina Collura, and Most Sirajum Munira
Case Reports
Acute Pump Thrombosis within One Hour of a HeartMate 3 Implantation: Case Report
Zubair Shah, Noel Torres Acosta, AMANDEEP GOYAL, Tarun Dalia, Sara Henkel, and Travis Abicht
Fondaparinux as an Alternative Anticoagulant Treatment in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Case Series
Daniela Piani, Andrea Lechiancole, Massimo Maiani, Igor Vendramin, Sandro Sponga, Elisabetta Auci, and Ugolino Livi
A Unique Case of Inflow Cannula Obstruction by a Tissue Membrane
Roopa A. Rao, Kashif Saleem, Bistees George, and Maya Guglin
Successful Percutaneous Management of LVAD Outflow Graft Stenosis: Role of Invasive Hemodynamics in Decision Making
Tarun Dalia, Amandeep Goyal, Harsh Mehta, Henedine C. Foster, Eric Hockstad, Aaron Rohr, Philip Johnson, Travis Abicht, and Bhanu Gupta
Left Atrial Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (LAVA-ECMO): Percutaneous Bi-Atrial Drainage to Avoid Pulmonary Edema in a Patient with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Kenneth R. Dulnuan, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, John G. Gurley, and Maya Guglin
Brano Heart Failure Forum Proceedings Papers
My Journey with the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device- An Obituary
Georg M. Wieselthaler
Highlights of the 2021 Brano Heart Failure Forum
Rajko Radovancevic, Bojan Vrtovec, and Igor D. Gregoric
