[HTML][HTML] Unexpected abrupt increase in left ventricular assist device thrombosis

…, EG Soltesz, BW Lytle, NG Smedira - … England Journal of …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
Background We observed an apparent increase in the rate of device thrombosis among
patients who received the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device, as compared with …

[HTML][HTML] Durability of mitral valve repair for degenerative disease

…, R Diaz, JH Arnold, BW Lytle, NG Smedira… - The Journal of thoracic …, 1998 - Elsevier
Background:Degenerative mitral valve disease is the most common cause of mitral regurgitation
in the United States. Mitral valve repair is applicable in the majority of these patients …

[HTML][HTML] Withholding and withdrawal of life support from the critically ill

NG Smedira, BH Evans, LS Grais… - … England Journal of …, 1990 - Mass Medical Soc
We investigated decisions to withhold or withdraw life support from patients in the medical—surgical
intensive care units at the Moffitt—Long Hospital of the University of California and …

Predictors of severe right ventricular failure after implantable left ventricular assist device insertion: analysis of 245 patients

Y Ochiai, PM McCarthy, NG Smedira, MK Banbury… - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Insertion of an implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) complicated by
early right ventricular (RV) failure has a poor prognosis and is largely unpredictable. …

Long-term durability of bioprosthetic aortic valves: implications from 12,569 implants

…, EE Roselli, JF Sabik III, NG Smedira… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Increased life expectancy and younger patients’ desire to avoid lifelong
anticoagulation requires a better understanding of bioprosthetic valve failure. This study evaluates …

Clinical, imaging, and pathological characteristics of left ventricular thrombus: a comparison of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, transthoracic …

…, RA Grimm, ML Lieber, JA Weaver, NG Smedira… - American heart …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is a frequent and potentially dangerous
complication of ischemic heart disease (IHD). We evaluated the clinical, imaging, and pathology …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical experience with 202 adults receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiac failure: survival at five years

NG Smedira, N Moazami, CM Golding… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2001 - Elsevier
Objectives: We sought to determine 5-year survival after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
for cardiac failure and its predictors, to assess survival and its predictors after bridging to …

Color M-mode Doppler flow propagation velocity is a preload insensitive index of left ventricular relaxation: animal and human validation

MJ Garcia, NG Smedira, NL Greenberg, M Main… - Journal of the American …, 2000 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of preload in color M-mode Doppler flow propagation
velocity (v p ). BACKGROUND The interpretation of Doppler filling patterns is limited by …

Axial and centrifugal continuous-flow rotary pumps: a translation from pump mechanics to clinical practice

…, K Fukamachi, M Kobayashi, NG Smedira… - The Journal of heart and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The recent success of continuous-flow circulatory support devices has led to the growing
acceptance of these devices as a viable therapeutic option for end-stage heart failure patients …

Myosin inhibition in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy referred for septal reduction therapy

…, JB Geske, K Wolski, SS Naidu, NG Smedira… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background Septal reduction therapy (SRT), surgical myectomy or alcohol ablation, is
recommended for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) patients with intractable …