1. National Trends in Utilization, Mortality, Complications, and Cost of Care After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation From 2005 to 2011 
Neeraj Shah, MD, MPH, Vratika Agarwal, MD, Nileshkumar Patel, MD, Abhishek Deshmukh, MD, Ankit Chothani, MD, Jalaj Garg, MD, Apurva Badheka, MD, Matthew Martinez, MD, Nauman Islam, MD, Ronald Freudenberger, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 101, Issue 4, Pages (April 2016)
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2. Fig 1
Trends of annual left ventricular assist device utilization (blue) and in-hospital mortality (red) after implantation from 2005 to 2011 (p < for mortality trend).
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3. Fig 2
Incidence of postoperative complications (cx) after left ventricular assist device implantation in the (A) pulsatile flow era from 2005 to 2007 and (B) in the continuous flow era from 2008 to (AKI = acute kidney injury; DVT = deep vein thrombosis; PE = pulmonary embolism; TIA = transient ischemic attack.)
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4. Fig 3
Trends of disposition to home (blue line), to nursing home or other facility (red line), or death (green line) after left ventricular assist device implantation from 2005 to 2011 (p < 0.01 for all trends).
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5. Fig 4
Trend of mean cost of hospitalization for left ventricular assist device implantation (in United States dollars) from 2005 to 2011 (p = for overall trend, p = for trend from 2008 to 2011).
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