title: First Annual IMACS Report: A global International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support.
abstract: The first annual report of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (IMACS) registry provides global data on 5,942 patients from 31 countries. This initial report focuses on patient demographics, survival, device types, adverse events, competing outcomes, and a risk factor analysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Electronic address: jkirklin@uab.edu.
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kirklin
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cantor
authors.affiliation: European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mohacsi
authors.affiliation: European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gummert
authors.affiliation: European Registry for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De By
authors.affiliation: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Margaret M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hannan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cardiovascular Transplantation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kormos
authors.affiliation: Program for Mechanical Circulatory Support, Newcastle/Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schueler
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lars H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Lund
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.affiliation: Statistics and Clinical Audit, National Health Service, Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Rhiannon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Statistics and Clinical Audit, National Health Service, Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lannon
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012042:Registries; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: IMACS; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; adverse events; demographics; mechanical circulatory support; outcomes; patient survival; risk factors