General posters - ishlt - The International Society for Heart & Lung ...

(636) Ventricular Assist Device Support as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in Patients with Giant Cell Myocarditis; L.K. Murray, 1 S.N. Jonas, 1 P.C.
Colombo, 1 D. Mancini, 1 E. Joye, 1 E. Horn, 1 H. Takayama, 2 Y. Naka, 2 U.P. Jorde, 1 U. Nir. 1 1 Medicine, Columbia Univ, New York, NY; 2 Surgery, Columbia
Univ, New York, NY.
(637) Circulating Biomarkers of Reverse Remodeling during Support of a Continuous Flow LVAD; S.I. Lok, 1 P. van der Weide, 2 J. Kuik, 2 B. Winkens, 3
M.E.I. Schipper, 2 H. Kemperman, 2 P.A.F. Doevendans, 1 R. de Weger, 2 N. de Jonge. 1 1 Cardiology, Univ Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands;
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Pathology, Univ Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands; 3 Dept Methodology Statistics, Academic Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands.
(638) Correlation of Pre-Implant Norepinephrine Transporter Levels with Myocardial Recovery during Left Ventricular Assist Device Support; R.S.
George, 1 M. Yacoub, 2 P. Facer, 3 A. Khaghani, 1 P. Anand, 3 E.J. Birks. 1 1 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; 2 Heart Science Centre,
Magdi Yacoub Institute, London, United Kingdom; 3 Peripheral Neuropahty Unit, Hammersmiths Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
(639) Direct Comparison of the Performance Characteristics of the Thoratec HeartMate II, Heartware HVAD and Jarvik 2000 Left Ventricular Assist
Devices; A. Schmidt, 1 C.T. Bowles, 2 M. Noor, 2 N.R. Banner, 2 K.H. Parker, 1 A. Simon. 2 1 Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United
Kingdom; 2 Transplant Unit, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middx., United Kingdom.
(640) Poor Pre-Operative Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT) Do Not Predict Worse Outcomes in Patients Undergoing LVAD Placement; F. Kamdar, D.
Nieto, P. Eckman, M. Colvin-Adams, K. Liao, R. John. Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
(641) Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Does Not Confer Additional Survival Benefit after Placement of a Left Ventricular Assist Device; B.A.
Boilson, 1 J.A. Schirger, 1 T. Hasin, 1 Y. Topislky, 1 N.L. Pereira, 1 A.L. Clavell, 1 P.A. Friedman, 1 S.J. Park, 2 S.S. Kushwaha. 1 1 Division of Cardiovascular
Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 2 Dept of Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
(642) Mechanical Circulatory Support in Dialysis Patients; A.J. Boyle, 1 M.A. Savitt, 2 N.Z. Sulemanjee, 1 T.E. Hastings, 1 J.D. Crouch, 2 G.V. Warren, 3 J.D.
Wallach, 3 K. Nagendran, 1 M.E. Anigbogu, 1 F.X. Downey. 2 1 Cardiology, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI; 2 Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI; 3 Nephrology, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
(643) Predictors of Renal Function Improvement Following Implantation of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device; T. Hasin, 1 Y. Topilsky, 1 Z. Li, 2
J.A. Schirger, 1 B.A. Boilson, 1 A.L. Clavell, 1 R.J. Rodeheffer, 1 R.P. Frantz, 1 B.S. Edwards, 1 N.L. Pereira, 1 L. Joyce, 2 R. Daly, 2 S.J. Park, 2 S.S. Kushwaha. 1
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Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester; 2 Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester.
(644) Severe Renal Dysfunction in Patients Receiving Continuous-Flow (CF) Left Ventricular Assist Devices Adversely Affects Survival; F. Kamdar, J.
Rasmussen, P. Eckman, M. Colvin-Adams, K. Liao, R. John. Divs of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
(645) Respiratory Failure While on Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Support Has Persistent Consequences after Cardiac Transplantation; E.A.
Genovese, 1 M.A. Dew, 3 J.J. Teuteberg, 4 M.A. Simon, 4 J.K. Bhama, 2 P. Bonde, 2 C. Bermudez, 2 Y. Toyoda, 2 D.M. McNamara, 4 S. Winowich, 2 K.L.
Lockard, 2 R.L. Kormos. 2 1 School of Medicine, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgery Institute, Univ of Pittsburgh
Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 3 Depts of Psychiatry, Psychology and Epidemiology, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 4 Cardiovascular Institute, Univ
of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
(646) Mechanical Unloading with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Effects on Left Atrial Remodeling; S.G. Drakos, D.R. Verma, B.B.
Reid, J. Stehlik, E.M. Gilbert, C.H. Selzman, D. Budge, M. Yilmazer, K. Horton, B. Rasmusson, F. Bader, S. Clayson, A. Saidi, D. Bull, D.Y. Li, A.G.
Kfoury, R. Alharethi. UTAH Cardiac Transplant Program, Salt Lake City, UT.
(647) Device Malfunction Reports Are Rarely Pump Related and Represent Controller and Peripheral Component Failure; R.D. Schaub, 1 S. Winowich, 1
B.C. Gulack, 2 J.A. Zaldonis, 2 G. O’Shea, 1 D.A. Severyn, 1 D.P. Lohmann, 1 K.L. Lockard, 1 P. Bonde, 2 R.L. Kormos. 2 1 Artificial Heart Program, Univ of
Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
(648) Midterm Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Durable VAD Support for Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated with Cardiogenic Shock; C.A.
Bermudez, 1 A. Abarca, 1 D. Zaldonis, 1 Y. Toyoda, 1 J.K. Bhama, 1 P. Bonde, 1 J.J. Teuteberg, 2 D. McNamara, 2 R.J. Alvarez, 2 R. Kormos. 1 1 Cardiothoracic
Surgery, Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 Cardiovascular Institute, Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
(649) Preoperative Treatment with Levosimendan in Candidates for Mechanical Circulatory Support; S. Sponga, 1 E. Ivanitskaia, 2 E. Potapov, 2 T.
Krabatsch, 2 R. Hetzer, 2 H. Lehmkuhl. 2 1 Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec, Canada; 2 German Heart Institute, Berlin, Germany.
(650) The PediaFlow Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device; P.D. Wearden, 1 T.M. Maul, 2 J. Wu, 3 J. Verkaik, 3 S. Snyder, 3 M. Ricci, 3 J. Woodard, 5 M.V.
Kameneva, 2 W.R. Wagner, 2 J.F. Antaki, 4 H.S. Borovetz. 2 1 Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA;
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Bioengineering, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 3 LaunchPoint Technologies, Goleta, CA; 4 Bioengineering, Carnegie Mellon Univ, Pittsburgh, PA;
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WorldHeart, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT.
(651) The Ension Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Assist System (pCAS): Progress and Current Status; P. Wearden, 1 G. Johnson, 2 P. Cahalan, 2 M. Gartner. 2
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Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA; 2 Ension, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA.
(652) Benefits of Ambulatory Axillary Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump for Circulatory Support as Bridge to Heart Transplant; R. Umakanthan, S.J. Hoff, M.A.
Wigger, N.V. Solenkova, A. Lenneman, M. Leacche, T.G. DiSalvo, M.E. Keebler, H. Ooi, A.J. Naftilan, J.G. Byrne, R.M. Ahmad. Cardiac Surgery,
Vanderbilt Heart Vascular Institute, Nashville, TN.
(653) Reverse Remodelling in Partial Mechanical Circulatory Support; F. Rega, 1 J. Geens, 1 M. Martin, 2 W. Kerkhoffs, 2 D. Burkhoff, 2 B. Meyns. 1 1 Cardiac
Surgery, Univ Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 2 CircuLite, Inc., New Jersey, NY.
(654) Outcome of Patients with Postcardiotomy Shock Requiring Ventricular Assist Device Support Remains Poor; S. Melnitchouk, 1 Y. Naka, 1 U. Jorde, 2
N. Uriel, 2 J. Yang, 1 M. Koeckert, 1 D. Lumbao, 1 P. Colombo, 2 D. Mancini, 2 H. Takayama. 1 1 Dept of Cardiac Surgery, Columbia Univ Medical Center, New
York; 2 Dept of Cardiology, Columbia Univ Medical Center, New York.
(655) A New Bowel Management Strategy Reduces Gastrointestinal Complications and Improves Patient Outcomes after Ventricular Assist Device
Implantation; E.A. Fehrenbach Prell, 1 M.A. Murray, 2 A.K. Proebstle, 2 Y. Kotani, 1 M.R. Johnson, 3 L. Lozonschi, 1 N.M. Edwards, 1 T. Kohmoto. 1 1 Dept of
Surgery-Cardiothoracic Surgery, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI; 2 Dept of Heart and Vascular Care, Univ of Wisconsin-
Madison Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI; 3 Dept of Medicine, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI.
(656) Lung Transplant Curriculum in Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Training; D. Hayes, Jr., 1 E. Diaz-Guzman, 2 C.W. Hoopes, 3 J.B.
Zwischenberger. 3 1 Depts of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Surgery, Univ of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY; 2 Dept of Internal Medicine, Univ
of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY; 3 Dept of Surgery, Univ of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY.
(657) To Be Immunosuppressed, Transplanted, and Black: High Risk for Heart Transplantation; B. Coleman, L. Piponniau, J. Patel, A. Velleca, M.
Kawano, Z. Goldstein, A. Moradzadeh, M. Rafiei, A. Geskin, B. Azarbal, R. Kass, J. Kobashigawa. Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
(658) An Analysis of the Capacity Required and Typical Clinical Problems Encountered with an Expanding BTT and DT VAD Program; E.J. Birks, P.
Combs, K. Vessels, S. Rhode, S. Prabhu, M. Williams, K. McCants, M. Slaughter. Transplantation and MCS, Univ of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
(659) Safe and Cost Effective Utilization of Standard Telemetry Units for Patients with Right Heart Catheterization Monitoring: A Single Center 5 Year
Experience; R.L. Scott, D.E. Steidley, R.S. Gopalan, A.V. Kalya, G.M. Hess, S.G. Shatillo, D.J. Delgado. Cardiac Transplantation, Mayo Clinic Arizona,
Phoenix, AZ.