Seventh INTERMACS annual report: 15,000 patients and counting.

By J. Kirklin, D. Naftel, F. Pagani, R. Kormos, L. Stevenson, E. Blume, S. Myers, Marissa A. Miller, J. Baldwin, James B. Young. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2015

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Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Emergency Medicine, Surgery

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• 2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure (2016, positive): “The INTERMACS registry likewise shows better outcomes in patients implanted with a higher INTERMACS class, although the majority of VAD implants are done at INTERMACS levels 1–3.(604,610) Additionally, it needs to be remembered that no RCTs exist comparing medical therapy vs.”