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Last update in December 2023

2023 – Sex-related differences in left ventricular assist device utilization and outcomes: results from the PCHF-VAD registry.

Radhoe SP, Jakus N, Veenis JF, Timmermans P, Pouleur AC, Rubís P, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Gaizauskas E, Barge-Caballero E, Paolillo S, Grundmann S, D’Amario D, Braun OÖ, Gkouziouta A, Planinc I, Macek JL, Meyns B, Droogne W, Wierzbicki K, Holcman K, Flammer AJ, Gasparovic H, Biocina B, Milicic D, Lund LH, Ruschitzka F, Brugts JJ, Cikes M.

ESC Heart Fail. 2023 Apr;10(2):1054-1065. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14261. Epub 2022 Dec 22.PMID: 36547014

2023 – How does age affect outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation: results from the PCHF-VAD registry.

Radhoe SP, Veenis JF, Jakus N, Timmermans P, Pouleur AC, Rubís P, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Gaizauskas E, Barge-Caballero E, Paolillo S, Grundmann S, D’Amario D, Braun OÖ, Gkouziouta A, Planinc I, Samardzic J, Meyns B, Droogne W, Wierzbicki K, Holcman K, Flammer AJ, Gasparovic H, Biocina B, Lund LH, Milicic D, Ruschitzka F, Cikes M, Brugts JJ.

ESC Heart Fail. 2023 Apr;10(2):884-894. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14247. Epub 2022 Dec 2.PMID: 36460627

2022 – Impact of progressive aortic regurgitation on outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation.

Gasparovic H, Jakus N, Brugts JJ, Pouleur AC, Timmermans P, Rubiś P, Gaizauskas E, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Barge-Caballero E, Grundmann S, Paolillo S, D’Amario D, Braun OÖ, Meyns B, Droogne W, Wierzbicki K, Holcman K, Planinc I, Lovric D, Flammer AJ, Petricevic M, Biocina B, Lund LH, Milicic D, Ruschitzka F, Cikes M.

Heart Vessels. 2022 Dec;37(12):1985-1994. doi: 10.1007/s00380-022-02111-1. Epub 2022 Jun 23.PMID: 35737119

2022 – Improved survival of left ventricular assist device carriers in Europe according to implantation eras: results from the PCHF-VAD registry.

Jakus N, Brugts JJ, Claggett B, Timmermans P, Pouleur AC, Rubiś P, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Gaizauskas E, Barge-Caballero E, Paolillo S, Grundmann S, D’Amario D, Braun OÖ, Gkouziouta A, Meyns B, Droogne W, Wierzbicki K, Holcman K, Planinc I, Skoric B, Flammer AJ, Gasparovic H, Biocina B, Lund LH, Milicic D, Ruschitzka F, Cikes M; PCHF-VAD registry.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2022 Jul;24(7):1305-1315. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2526. Epub 2022 May 24.PMID: 35508920

2019 – Cardiac implantable electronic devices with a defibrillator component and all-cause mortality in left ventricular assist device carriers: results from the PCHF-VAD registry.

Cikes M, Jakus N, Claggett B, Brugts JJ, Timmermans P, Pouleur AC, Rubis P, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Gaizauskas E, Grundmann S, Paolillo S, Barge-Caballero E, D’Amario D, Gkouziouta A, Planinc I, Veenis JF, Jacquet LM, Houard L, Holcman K, Gigase A, Rega F, Rucinskas K, Adamopoulos S, Agostoni P, Biocina B, Gasparovic H, Lund LH, Flammer AJ, Metra M, Milicic D, Ruschitzka F; PCHF-VAD registry.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2019 Sep;21(9):1129-1141. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1568. Epub 2019 Aug 13.PMID: 31410955