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Case 2-2021: A Pregnant Woman with Ventricular Tachycardia and Shock. Reply by Scott, Nandita S, Thomas, Sunu S, DeFaria Yeh, Doreen

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Atrioventricular Dissociation during Ventricular Fibrillation by Salik, Jonathan R, Thomas, Sunu S

“…A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac transplantation had acute cellular rejection of the transplanted heart. Transthoracic echocardiography, shown in…”
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Device thrombosis in HeartMate II continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: A multifactorial phenomenon by Uriel, Nir, MD, Han, Jason, BA, Morrison, Kerry A., BA, Nahumi, Nadav, BA, Yuzefpolskaya, Melana, MD, Garan, Arthur R., MD, Duong, Jimmy, BA, MPH, Colombo, Paolo C., MD, Takayama, Hiroo, MD, PhD, Thomas, Sunu, MD, Naka, Yoshifumi, MD, PhD, Jorde, Ulrich P., MD

“…Background Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVADs) are increasingly used to support patients with advanced heart failure (HF). Device…”
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Management of Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock in Pregnancy by Sharma, Shilpa, Thomas, Sunu S.

“…Purpose of review While the prognosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is generally more favorable than other cardiomyopathies, PPCM can be associated with…”
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Prevalence, significance, and management of aortic insufficiency in continuous flow left ventricular assist device recipients by Jorde, Ulrich P, Uriel, Nir, Nahumi, Nadav, Bejar, David, Gonzalez-Costello, Jose, Thomas, Sunu S, Han, Jason, Morrison, Kerry A, Jones, Sophie, Kodali, Susheel, Hahn, Rebecca T, Shames, Sofia, Yuzefpolskaya, Melana, Colombo, Paolo, Takayama, Hiroo, Naka, Yoshifumi

“…Aortic insufficiency (AI) is increasingly recognized as a complication of continuous flow left ventricular assist device support; however, its long-term…”
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Exploring Literature for Conceptualisations of Male Infertility: A Phenomenological Analysis by Thomas, Sunu

“…Fathering a child is an important aspect of the identity of a man as motherhood is for a woman. Male factor infertility is one reason for the inability to…”
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Hemodynamic and Clinical Performance of Hearts Donated After Circulatory Death by D’Alessandro, David A., Wolfe, Stanley B., Osho, Asishana A., Drezek, Kamila, Prario, Monica N., Rabi, S. Alireza, Michel, Eriberto, Tsao, Lana, Coglianese, Erin, Doucette, Meaghan, Zlotoff, Daniel A., Newton-Cheh, Christopher, Thomas, Sunu S., Ton, Van-Khue, Sutaria, Nilay, Schoenike, Mark W., Christ, Anastasia M., Paneitz, Dane C., Madsen, Joren C., Pierson, Richard, Lewis, Gregory D.

“…Donor organ demand continues to outpace supply in heart transplantation. Utilization of donation after circulatory death (DCD) hearts could significantly…”
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Early post-operative ventricular arrhythmias in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices by Garan, Arthur R., MD, Levin, Allison P., BA, Topkara, Veli, MD, Thomas, Sunu S., MD, Yuzefpolskaya, Melana, MD, Colombo, Paolo C., MD, Takeda, Koji, MD, Takayama, Hiroo, MD, Naka, Yoshifumi, MD, PhD, Whang, William, MD, Jorde, Ulrich P., MD, Uriel, Nir, MD

“…Background Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are common in patients with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD). The causes and clinical…”
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TCT-696 Real World Experience with Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) by Marinacci, Lucas, Mihatov, Nino, D'Alessandro, David, Roy, Nathalie, Villavicencio-Theoduloz, Mauricio, Thomas, Sunu

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Clinical Features and Outcomes in Adults With Cardiogenic Shock Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation by Carroll, Brett J., MD, Shah, Ravi V., MD, Murthy, Venkatesh, MD, PhD, McCullough, Stephen A., MD, Reza, Nosheen, MD, Thomas, Sunu S., MD, Song, Tae H., MD, Newton-Cheh, Christopher H., MD, MPH, Camuso, Janice M., RN, MacGillivray, Thomas, MD, Sundt, Thoralf M., MD, Semigran, Marc J., MD, Lewis, Gregory D., MD, Baker, Joshua N., MD, Garcia, José P., MD

“…Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an increasingly used supportive measure for patients with refractory cardiogenic shock (CS). Despite its…”
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Hemodynamic Classifications of Acute Heart Failure and Their Clinical Application: An Update by Thomas, Sunu S., Nohria, Anju

“…Acute heart failure (AHF) is classically defined by signs and symptoms related to elevated ventricular filling pressures. Regardless of precipitant, underlying…”
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UNOS policy change benefits high‐priority patients without harming those at low priority by Wolfson, Aaron M., DePasquale, Eugene C., Fong, Michael W., Pandya, Kruti, Zhou, Leon, Kawaguchi, Eric S., Thomas, Sunu S., Vaidya, Ajay S.

“…The heart transplantation policy change (PC) has improved outcomes in high‐acuity (Old 1A, New 1–3) patients, but the effect on low‐priority (Old 1B/2, New…”
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Case 2-2021: A 26-Year-Old Pregnant Woman with Ventricular Tachycardia and Shock by Scott, Nandita S, Thomas, Sunu S, DeFaria Yeh, Doreen, Fox, Andrew S, Smith, R. Neal

“…A 26-year-old pregnant woman presented at 32 weeks of gestation with cardiogenic shock after cardiac arrest. The troponin T level was markedly elevated, an…”
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Impella Placement Guided by Echocardiography Can Be Used as a Strategy to Unload the Left Ventricle During Peripheral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation by Fiedler, Amy G., Dalia, Adam, Axtell, Andrea L., Ortoleva, Jamel, Thomas, Sunu M., Roy, Nathalie, Villavicencio, Mauricio A., D’Alessandro, David A., Cudemus, Gaston

“…At the authors’ institution, before 2015, patients cannulated for peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) did not undergo left…”
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Traumatic Brains and Broken Hearts: Mending the Donor Shortage in Cardiac Transplantation by Thomas, Sunu S., D’Alessandro, David A.

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Left Ventricular Decompression During Speed Optimization Ramps in Patients Supported by Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Device-Specific Performance Characteristics and Impact on Diagnostic Algorithms by Uriel, Nir, MD, MSc, Levin, Allison P., BA, Sayer, Gabriel T., MD, Mody, Kanika P., MD, Thomas, Sunu S., MD, Adatya, Sirtaz, MD, Yuzefpolskaya, Melana, MD, Garan, Arthur R., MD, Breskin, Alexander, BA, Takayama, Hiroo, MD, PhD, Colombo, Paolo C., MD, Naka, Yoshifumi, MD, PhD, Burkhoff, Daniel, MD, Jorde, Ulrich P., MD

“…Abstract Background Echocardiographic ramp tests have been widely used to help guide speed adjustments and for identification of potential device malfunctions…”
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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) survival: A quaternary center analysis by Marinacci, Lucas X., Mihatov, Nino, D'Alessandro, David A., Villavicencio, Mauricio A., Roy, Nathalie, Raz, Yuval, Thomas, Sunu S.

“…Background Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) has emerged as a rescue strategy for nonresponders to conventional CPR (CCPR) in cardiac arrest…”
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Pre-operative echocardiographic features associated with persistent mitral regurgitation after left ventricular assist device implantation by Kitada, Shuichi, MD, PhD, Kato, Tomoko S., MD, PhD, Thomas, Sunu S., MD, Conwell, Suzanne D., BA, Russo, Cesare, MD, Di Tullio, Marco R., MD, Farr, Maryjane, MD, Christian Schulze, P., MD, PhD, Uriel, Nir, MD, Jorde, Ulrich P., MD, Takayama, Hiroo, MD, PhD, Naka, Yoshifumi, MD, PhD, Homma, Shunichi, MD, PhD, Mancini, Donna M., MD

“…Background Previous studies have shown remarkable decrease in size of the left ventricle after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation due to…”
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Advanced heart failure in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: Is there equal access to care? by Uriel, Nir, MD, MSc, Nahumi, Nadav, BA, Colombo, Paolo C., MD, Yuzefpolskaya, Melana, MD, Restaino, Susan W., MD, Han, Jason, BA, Thomas, Sunu S., MD, Garan, Arthur R., MD, Takayama, Hiroo, MD, Mancini, Donna M., MD, Naka, Yoshifumi, MD, PhD, Jorde, Ulrich P., MD

“…Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has evolved from a highly stigmatized disease with certain progression to acquired immunodeficiency…”
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Persistent Iron Deficiency and Dysregulated Hepcidin Levels After Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy by Ton, Van-Khue, Drezek, Kamila, Boerboom, Sophie, Ostrom, Katrina F., Birchenough, Claire, Camuso, Janice, Logan, Tara, Milley, Katherine, Anthony, Alexandra, Thomas, Sunu S., Coglianese, Erin, D’Alessandro, David D., Malhotra, Rajeev, Lewis, Gregory D.

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