The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 12 , Pages 1286-1292, December 2008

Risk Score Derived from Pre-operative Data Analysis Predicts the Need for Biventricular Mechanical Circulatory Support

Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the ISHLT, April 2008, Boston ,MA.

  • J. Raymond Fitzpatrick III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • John R. Frederick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Vivian M. Hsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Elliott D. Kozin, BA
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  • Mary Lou O'Hara, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Elan Howell, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Deborah Dougherty, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Ryan C. McCormick, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Carine A. Laporte, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Jeffrey E. Cohen, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Kevin W. Southerland, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Jessica L. Howard, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Mariell L. Jessup, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Rohinton J. Morris, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Michael A. Acker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Y. Joseph Woo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Y. Joseph Woo, MD, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 6 Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Telephone: 215-662-2956. Fax: 215-349-5798

Received 13 May 2008; received in revised form 9 July 2008; accepted 3 September 2008.

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 This work was funded by NIH grant HLO72812 (Y.J.W.), an ISHLT Research Fellowship (J.R.F.III) and NIH grant HLO7843 (J.R.F.).

PII: S1053-2498(08)00650-5

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2008.09.006

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 12 , Pages 1286-1292, December 2008

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