April 2015

Board of Directors
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Scientific Program Committee
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About ISHLT
Published in issue: April 2015
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Abstracts

HeartWare HVAD for the Treatment of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Ineligible for Cardiac Transplantation: Results of the ENDURANCE Destination Therapy Trial
• F.D. Pagani,
• C.A. Milano,
• A.J. Tatooles,
• ...
• K. Leadley,
• K.D. Aaronson,
• J.G. Rogers
Published in issue: April 2015
S9

Long Term Support of Patients Receiving an LVAD for Advanced Heart Failure: A Subgroup Analysis of the Registry to Evaluate the HeartWare^® Left Ventricular Assist System (The REVOLVE Registry)
• J.D. Schmitto,
• D. Zimpfer,
• A.E. Fiane,
• ...
• A. Simon,
• S. Schueler,
• M. Strueber
Published in issue: April 2015
S9

A Multi-Institutional Outcome Analysis of Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Stratified By Sex and Race
• J. Van Meeteren,
• S. Maltais,
• S. Dunlay,
• ...
• J. Cowger,
• P. Shah,
• J.M. Stulak
Published in issue: April 2015
S9-S10
The HeartMate II Pump in Clinical Practice - Results From 479 Patients Analyzed in a Retrospective European Multi-Center Study
• E.V. Potapov,
• J. Garbade,
• K. Hakim-Meibodi,
• ...
• V. Falk,
• T. Krabatsch,
• M. Morshuis
Published in issue: April 2015
S10
The HeartWare HVAD Pump in Clinical Practice - Results From 1,035 Patients Analyzed in a Retrospective European Multi-Center Study
• T. Krabatsch,
• M. Morshuis,
• J. Garbade,
• ...
• F. Mohr,
• V. Falk,
• J. Gummert
Published in issue: April 2015
S10-S11

Temporal Analysis of Outcomes During Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support: An Initial Report From the Mechanical Circulatory Support Research Network
• S. Maltais,
• N.A. Haglund,
• M.E. Davis,
• ...
• K.D. Aaronson,
• F.D. Pagani,
• J.M. Stulak
Published in issue: April 2015
S11

Preliminary Results From ITAMACS, the Italian Multi Center Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support
• G. Feltrin,
• M. Frigerio,
• L. Martinelli,
• ...
• L. Rizzato,
• G. Gerosa,
• A. Nanni Costa
Published in issue: April 2015
S11-S12
Long Term Outcomes in HeartMate II Patients Managed With Vitamin K Antagonists Without Antiplatelet Therapy - Results of the EU-TRACE Study
• P.Y. Litzler,
• J.D. Schmitto,
• M. Berchtold-Herz,
• ...
• K.S. Sundareswaran,
• D.J. Farrar,
• I. Netuka
Published in issue: April 2015
S12
Chronic Management With Reduced Anti-Thrombotic Therapy in HeartMate II Patients With Persistent Bleeding - Results From the US-TRACE Study
• U.P. Jorde,
• J.N. Katz,
• R. John,
• ...
• F. Kallel,
• D. Farrar,
• R.M. Adamson
Published in issue: April 2015
S12-S13
LVAD-Associated von Willebrand Factor Degradation Alters Angiogenesis: A Mechanistic Link Between LVAD Support, Gastrointestinal Angiodysplasia, and Bleeding?
• D.M. Zhang,
• J. Kang,
• D.J. Restle,
• M.A. Acker,
• P. Atluri,
• C.R. Bartoli
Published in issue: April 2015
S13

Association of Warfarin Genotype With Thrombosis and Bleeding Events in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device (CF-LVAD) Patients
• V.K. Topkara,
• A. Levin,
• K. Mody,
• ...
• Y. Naka,
• P.C. Colombo,
• U.P. Jorde
Published in issue: April 2015
S13
Thrombophilias Prospective Detection Tailored Anticoagulation Protocol Without Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Axial-Flow Ventricular Assist Device
• I. Netuka,
• M. Urban,
• P. Ivak,
• ...
• M. Hegarova,
• J. Pirk,
• O. Szarszoi
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Blood Product Utilization With Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Decade of Statewide Data
• M.A. Quader,
• L.G. Wolfe,
• G. Ailawadi,
• ...
• D. LaPar,
• C.E. Fonner,
• V. Kasirajan
Published in issue: April 2015
S14
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation Based on Intent to Treat: A Single-Center Experience
• M. Biscotti,
• W.D. Gannon,
• C. Agerstrand,
• ...
• J. Sonett,
• D. Brodie,
• M. Bacchetta
Published in issue: April 2015
S14
Impact of Diastolic Dysfunction on Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD) After Lung Transplantation
• M.K. Porteous,
• B. Ky,
• J. Kirkpatrick,
• ...
• M. Brown,
• J.D. Christie,
• S.M. Kawut
Published in issue: April 2015
S14-S15
Outcomes of High Emergency for More Than 1000 Lung Transplant Recipients Results of the Cohort of Lung Transplantation (COLT) Study
• P. Lacoste,
• A. Tissot,
• P. Royer,
• ...
• C. Knoop,
• A. Magnan
• COLT consortium
Published in issue: April 2015
S15
Frailty Is Associated With Pre-Operative Delisting and Death in Lung Transplant Candidates
• J.P. Singer,
• J.M. Diamond,
• C.J. Gries,
• ...
• K. Raza,
• J.D. Christie,
• D.J. Lederer
Published in issue: April 2015
S15
Association of Thoracic Muscle Cross-Sectional Area and Clinical Outcomes in Lung Transplant Candidates
• D. Rozenberg,
• L.G. Singer,
• P. Mendes,
• S. Mathur
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S15-S16
Body Mass Index Impacts Short, Intermediate, and Long-Term Survival in Lung Transplantation
• B.A. Whitson,
• A. Pope-Harman,
• P. Lee,
• ...
• R.S. Higgins,
• J.D. Tobias,
• D. Hayes
Published in issue: April 2015
S16
Heart Transplantation From Donors Outside Standard Acceptability Criteria Using Ex-Vivo Normothermic Perfusion: The End of Donor Shortage?
• D. García Sáez,
• B. Zych,
• P.N. Mohite,
• ...
• T. Bahrami,
• N.R. Banner,
• A.R. Simon
Published in issue: April 2015
S16
Technique of Adult Heart Procurement in the Donation After Circulatory Death Multi-Organ Retrieval Scenario
• M. Connellan,
• A. Iyer,
• H. Chew,
• ...
• H. Pleass,
• P. MacDonald,
• K. Dhital
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Functional Assessment of the DCD Heart Within the Donor and Ex Vivo
• S. Messer,
• R. Axell,
• P. White,
• ...
• S. Colah,
• A. Ali,
• S. Large
Published in issue: April 2015
S17

Shorter Cold Ischemic Time in Older Donors Post-Heart Transplant Appears to Be Protective
• F. Esmailian,
• J. Patel,
• M. Kittleson,
• ...
• L. Czer,
• A. Trento,
• J.A. Kobashigawa
Published in issue: April 2015
S17

Donor Under Sizing Results in Worse Post-Transplant Survival in LVAD Patients: A UNOS Database Analysis
• E.M. Schumer,
• J.R. Trivedi,
• E.J. Birks,
• A.J. Lenneman,
• A. Cheng,
• M.S. Slaughter
Published in issue: April 2015
S17-S18

Do Donor Lifestyle Choices and Polysubstance Abuse Affect Long Term Survival in Heart Transplant Recipients?
• Y. Ravi,
• S. Bansal,
• K. Jeong,
• ...
• B. Whitson,
• C. Tong,
• C.B. Sai-Sudhakar
Published in issue: April 2015
S18
Fatal Fulminant Accelerated Rejection in a Cardiac Transplant Recipient With Natural Killer Cell Infiltrate
• A.R. Wang,
• A. Javaheri,
• E.L. Prak,
• ...
• Z. Arany,
• M. Jessup,
• M. Kamoun
Published in issue: April 2015
S18-S19
Autoantibodies Against Lung Tissue Can Cause Hyper Acute as Well as Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection Following Lung Transplantation
• A. Bharat,
• N. Steward,
• M.M. DeCamp,
• ...
• C. Farver,
• M. Askar,
• M. Budev
Published in issue: April 2015
S19
Successful Treatment of Severe Acute Graft Versus Host Disease Post Lung Transplantation
• A. Ataya,
• A. Biswas,
• S. Chandrashekaran,
• J.C. Salgado,
• A. Emtiazjoo
Published in issue: April 2015
S19
Breaking Bad: Dissimulated Amphetamine Abuse as a Rare Cause of Recurrent LVAD Pump Thrombosis
• C. Heim,
• M. Weyand,
• R. Tandler
Published in issue: April 2015
S19-S20

A Case of Reversible Pulmonary Hypertension: Culprit in the Kidney
• L. Letarte,
• Z. Wang,
• G. Ruiz,
• S.S. Najjar,
• D.T. Majure
Published in issue: April 2015
S20
Comparison of Transplant Waitlist Outcomes for Pediatric Candidates Supported By Ventricular Assist Devices vs. Medical Therapy Alone
• S. Law,
• A. Oron,
• M. Kemna,
• ...
• D. McMullan,
• J. Chen,
• Y. Law
Published in issue: April 2015
S20

Recipient-Donor Height Ratio and Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
• A. Patel,
• M.J. Bock,
• A. Wollstein,
• K. Nguyen,
• S. Malerba,
• I.D. Lytrivi
Published in issue: April 2015
S20-S21

Donor to Recipient Age Difference in Weight-Matched Pediatric Heart Transplants Predicts Mortality
• F. Zafar,
• M.S. Khan,
• C.D. Castleberry,
• R. Bryant,
• C. Chin,
• D.L. Morales
Published in issue: April 2015
S21
The Impact of Ischemic Time on Early Rejection After Pediatric Heart Transplant
• H.S. Magdo,
• J.M. Friedland-Little,
• S. Yu,
• R.J. Gajarski,
• K.S. Schumacher
Published in issue: April 2015
S21

High BMI Predicts Poor Outcomes in DCM But Not CHD Patients: The Differential Impact of Obesity on Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
• R.R. Davies,
• S.S. Gidding,
• M.A. McCulloch,
• S. Haldeman,
• C. Pizarro
Published in issue: April 2015
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United Stated Trends in Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Are We Busier or Does It Just Feel That Way?
• K. Maeda,
• D.N. Rosenthal,
• E. Liu,
• ...
• L. Mikula Schneider,
• D. Bernstein,
• C. Almond
Published in issue: April 2015
S22
Quality of Life and Burden in Caregivers at 3 Months After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
• N. Kato,
• T. Jaarsma,
• I. Okada,
• ...
• M. Endo,
• M. Ono,
• K. Kinugawa
Published in issue: April 2015
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Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Caregivers After Hospital Discharge: How Do They Want to Be Supported?
• M.G. Petty,
• D. Christensen
Published in issue: April 2015
S23
Pre-Hospital Care for VAD Patients: Where Are the Gaps?
• K.R. Powell,
• M.P. Flattery,
• L.F. Cei,
• S.P. Pinney,
• M. Peberdy,
• K.B. Shah
Published in issue: April 2015
S23
Use of Facebook as a Virtual Community and Support Group By Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Patients
• B. Boling,
• A. Hart,
• T. Halcomb,
• P. El-Mallakh
Published in issue: April 2015
S23
Evolution of Depressive Symptomatology and Caregiver Burden in Partners of LVAD Patients
• H. Bollen,
• K. Vandersmissen,
• J. Driesen,
• ...
• W. Droogné,
• B. Meyns,
• F. Dobbels
Published in issue: April 2015
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Improving Bone Health in Children Supported on Ventricular Assist Devices
• B. Hawkins,
• J. Nobrega,
• S. Reidy,
• C.J. VanderPluym
Published in issue: April 2015
S24

Risk Assessment for HeartWare HVAD Support as a Bridge to Transplant: Is the HeartMate II Risk Score Applicable?
• L. Castle,
• K. Aaronson,
• M. Slaughter,
• ...
• S. Moainie,
• M. Walsh,
• J. Cowger
Published in issue: April 2015
S24

Predictors of Late Survival Following Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
• S.K. Singh,
• J. Anand,
• R.M. Shah,
• ...
• W.E. Cohn,
• A.B. Civitello,
• H.R. Mallidi
Published in issue: April 2015
S24-S25
Gender Differences in Mechanical Circulatory Support - Insights From a European Registry
• A.M. Bernhardt,
• B. Sill,
• F.M. Wagner,
• ...
• P. Mohacsi,
• H. Reichenspurner,
• T. Deuse
Published in issue: April 2015
S25

Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support With a History of Diabetes
• R.S. Cantor,
• S.V. Pamboukian,
• J.A. Tallaj,
• D.C. Naftel,
• J.K. Kirklin
Published in issue: April 2015
S25

Inclusion of Cognitive and Mood Domains in the Assessment of Frailty Enhances Outcome Prediction in Patients Undergoing Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
• M.K. Hannu,
• S. Jha,
• K. Wilhelm,
• ...
• D. Robson,
• P. MacDonald,
• P.M. Spratt
Published in issue: April 2015
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