1. IMACS First Annual Report
Appendix 1. IMACS – Participating Hospitals (n = 17, Coverage: 1/9/ /31/2014).
City
Country
Hospital
Perth
Australia Western
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Sydney
Australia
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Fortaleza
Brazil
Hospital de Messejana
Athens
Greece
Evaggelismos Medical Center
Dublin
Ireland
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Tel HaShomer
Israel
Sheba Medical Center
Udine
Italy
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Santa Maria Della Misericordia
Milan
Niguarda Ca’Granda Hospital
Auckland
New Zealand
Auckland Hospital
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Singapore
National Heart Centre Singapore
Bratislava
Slovakia
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
A Coruña
Spain
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario a Coruna
Madrid
Hospital Universitario Puerto de Hierro
Stockholm
Sweden
Karolinska University Hospital
Scania
Skane University Hospital
Linköping
University Hospital Linkoping
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2. Appendix 2. IMACS – Information Collected
Data Collected
Pre-Implant
Implant
1 week/ 1 month
Discharge
3 months/ every 6 months
Demographics X
Medical Support Status
Comorbidities
Hemodynamics
Medications
Laboratory
Medical Condition
Exercise Function
Patient Status
Device information
Device details
Device parameters
Adverse Event Reminders
Chronology of Hospital Time
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3. Appendix 3. Potential Covariates used in Multivariable Model
Demographics
Age, Male, White, College, Married, Body Mass Index , Body Surface Area, Ethnicity
Patient Profile Levels
NYHA 4
Comorbidities
Previous Cancer, Ascites, Diabetes, Smoker, Alcohol Abuse, Cardiovascular accident (CVA),
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD), Carotid artery disease, Diagnosis – coronary artery disease,
History of CABG, History of Valve surgery, ICD
Implant Information
Concomitant surgery, Continuous flow device, Bi-ventricular placement, Failure to wean, Post cardiac operation
Pre-Implant Laboratory Values
Cholesterol, INR, Sodium, Albumin, Total Bilirubi,n SGOT/AST, White blood cell (WBC),
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, Pre-albumin
Device Implant
Destination Therapy
Pre-Implant Interventions
Ventilator, IABP, Inotropes, Dialysis
Hemodynamics (Pre-Implant)
Systolic blood pressure, Diastolic book pressure, Right atrial pressure, Cardiac Output,
Cardiac Index, LVEDD%, Pulmonary Wedge pressure, Pulmonary diastolic pressure,
Pulmonary systolic pressure, PVR-Cardiac Index, PVR-Cardiac Output, LVEF < 20, Severe RVEF
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