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Predicting Survival in Patients Receiving Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices The HeartMate II Risk Score

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A model to predict survival in candidates for HeartMate II (HMII) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support was derived and may serve as an additional tool in the patient selection process.
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This article is published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.The article was published on 2013-01-22 and is currently open access. It has received 287 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Destination therapy.

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Advanced (stage D) heart failure: A statement from the heart failure society of america guidelines committee

TL;DR: It is proposed that stage D advanced heart failure be defined as the presence of progressive and/or persistent severe signs and symptoms of heart failure despite optimized medical, surgical, and device therapy.
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Left ventricular assist device therapy in advanced heart failure: patient selection and outcomes.

TL;DR: Outcome after LVAD implantation in stable patients is superior to that of ‘crash and burn’ patients or patients sliding on inotropes, favouring early referral and implantation, and current outcomes clearly justify use of LVADs in advanced HF.
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Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Rapidly Evolving Alternative to Transplant.

TL;DR: Left ventricular assist devices are becoming an increasingly prevalent therapy for patients with Stage D heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and are frequently serving as a substitute for transplant, particularly in the elderly patient.
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Comparing the areas under two or more correlated receiver operating characteristic curves: a nonparametric approach.

TL;DR: A nonparametric approach to the analysis of areas under correlated ROC curves is presented, by using the theory on generalized U-statistics to generate an estimated covariance matrix.
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Shared Decision Making — The Pinnacle of Patient-Centered Care

TL;DR: The most important attribute of patient-centered care is the active engagement of patients when fateful health care decisions must be made when they arrive at a crossroads of medical options, where diverging paths have different and important consequences.
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