Prevalence and risks of allosensitization in HeartMate left ventricular assist device recipients: The impact of leukofiltered cellular blood product transfusions Stavros G. Drakos, MD, James C. Stringham, MD, James W. Long, MD, PhD, Edward M. Gilbert, MD, Thomas C. Fuller, PhD, Beverly K. Campbell, RN, Benjamin D. Horne, PhD, MPH, Mary E. Hagan, FNP, Karl E. Nelson, RN, Judy M. Lindblom, MT, Patty A. Meldrum, RN, Joanne F. Carlson, MS, NP, Stephanie A. Moore, MD, Abdallah G. Kfoury, MD, Dale G. Renlund, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 133, Issue 6, Pages 1612-1619 (June 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.11.062 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Time course of development of sensitization (panel reactive antibody [PRA] >10%) after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1612-1619DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.11.062) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier analysis of incidence of sensitization among left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients who either did or did not receive cellular blood product transfusions. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1612-1619DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.11.062) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Kaplan–Meier analysis of incidence of transplantation among left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients who either did or did not receive cellular blood product transfusions. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1612-1619DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.11.062) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Kaplan–Meier analysis of rates of transplantation in left ventricular assist device recipients who either did (panel reactive antibody > 10%) or did not acquire allosensitization. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 133, 1612-1619DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.11.062) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions