2021
Impact of the new heart allocation policy on patients with restrictive, hypertrophic, or congenital cardiomyopathies
Chouairi F, Mullan CW, Sen S, Mori M, Fuery M, Elder RW, Lesse J, Norton K, Clark KA, Miller PE, Mulligan D, Formica R, Rogers JG, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Impact of the new heart allocation policy on patients with restrictive, hypertrophic, or congenital cardiomyopathies. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0247789. PMID: 33651802, PMCID: PMC7924739, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseAllocation system changeHeart allocation systemNew heart allocation policyNew heart allocation systemTransplantation of patientsOrgan Sharing databasePost-transplantation outcomesPost-transplant survivalTime of transplantationMechanical circulatory supportRate of transplantationNumber of patientsHeart allocation policyNew allocation systemStatus 1ACardiac transplantAdult patientsSharing databaseWaitlist survivalCirculatory supportClinical benefitCongenital cardiomyopathyUnited NetworkCHD patients
2013
Successful Abdominal Organ Donation after Brain Death in a Patient with a Biventricular Assist Device: Extending Extended Criteria
Carpenter S, Steidley D, Douglas D, Reddy K, Mulligan D, Lanza L, Moss A. Successful Abdominal Organ Donation after Brain Death in a Patient with a Biventricular Assist Device: Extending Extended Criteria. Open Journal Of Organ Transplant Surgery 2013, 2013: 32-35. DOI: 10.4236/ojots.2013.32006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-organ functionMechanical circulatory supportBiventricular assist deviceBrain deathAssist deviceAdequate end-organ functionOngoing mechanical circulatory supportProfound cardiogenic shock refractoryIntra-aortic balloon pumpLeft ventricular assist deviceMELD exception scoreStatus 1 patientsExcellent graft functionCardiogenic shock refractoryAcute myocardial infarctionPolycystic liver diseaseVentricular assist deviceGraft functionBalloon pumpHeparin dripShock refractoryBypass graftLiver diseaseCirculatory supportCerebellar hemorrhage