New research proposals requesting data from the STS National Database are assessed for overlap with active projects from all STS research programs and industry projects, including Participant User File (PUF), Access & Publications (A&P) and Task Force on Funded Research (TFR). If you have questions regarding specific projects listed on this page, please email the STS Research and Analytic Center.
NOTE: The STS Research and Analytic Center’s Current Projects webpage is updated on a monthly basis to list all active/ongoing projects facilitated via our research programs (A&P, PUF, and TFR). However, this page does not reflect output facilitated via other STS avenues, such as risk models or performance measures facilitated by the STS Quality Measurement Task Force (QMTF).
Project Status Legend
- Approved - Proposal has been approved for study by the A&P Task Force, PUF Task Force, or TFR and its corresponding specialty review committee.
- Funded - Active project has been approved and funded for intramural or extramural/federal funding (exclusive to TFR submissions)
- Analysis - Project is currently in active analysis stage by the investigators and appropriate analytics center.
- Abstract - An abstract from the project has been developed and submitted to a meeting.
- Manuscript - A manuscript from the project has been drafted.
Updated January 15, 2025
NOTE: The STS Research and Analytic Center is not currently accepting new adult cardiac proposals focused on Acute Type A Aortic dissection (ATAAD) due to numerous ongoing projects and recently published manuscripts on this topic. Formal updates will be shared when consideration of ATAAD proposals resumes.
Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (PUF)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Fiedler University of California San Francisco | Nationwide Outcomes of Sex Difference in Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database | Approved |
| Bo Yang University of Michigan | The Paradigm Shift in Aortic Annular Enlargement: Adoption Following Quality Improvement Interventions | Approved |
| Hanghang Wang Johns Hopkins Hospital | Contemporary Practice Patterns For Surgical Treatment Of Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease: Analysis Of The STS ACSD | Approved |
| Michael Bowdish Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Trends, Volumes, And Early Outcomes Of Aortic Surgery In North America – Are The Latest Guidelines Being Followed? | Analysis |
| Henry Tannous Stony Brook University Hospital | Trends And Outcomes Of Surgical Management Of Aortic Regurgitation | Approved |
| Isaac Wu University of Rochester | Association Between Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Outcomes and the Familiarity of the Anesthesiologist-Surgeon Dyad and Composition of the Anesthesia Care Team | Approved |
| Jiapeng Huang University of Louisville | Deep Interpretable Neural Network-based Perioperative Cardiac Surgery Associated Acute Kidney Injury Risk (CSA-AKI) Prediction and Markov Decision Process for Clinical Treatment Recommendation from STS Database | Analysis |
| Lisa Rong NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine | Practice Variation for Peri-operative Management in CABG: An STS Database Analysis | Analysis |
| Lisa Rong New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine | Practice Variation for Peri-operative Management in CABG: An STS Database Analysis | Approved |
| Arminder Jassar Massachusetts General Hospital | Correlation of hypothermic circulatory arrest duration and temperature with acute renal failure after aortic arch surgery (Second Manuscript) | Abstract |
| Douglas Johnston Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation Procedures During Septal Myectomy | Analysis |
| Douglas Johnston Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation Procedures During Septal Myectomy | Approved |
| Arman Kilic Medical University of South Carolina | Comparative Outcomes of High-Risk Cardiac Surgery at Centers With Versus Without Advanced Heart Failure Surgery | Analysis |
| Mario Gaudino Weill Cornell Medicine | Trends and Outcomes in Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An STS Database Analysis | Manuscript |
| Kyle Miletic Henry Ford Hospital | Impact of Left Subclavian Artery Revascularization on Neurologic Outcomes Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) | Abstract |
| Christopher Mehta Northwestern Medicine | Evaluating Surgical Outcomes in the Treatment of Iatrogenic Acute Type A Aortic Dissection | Manuscript |
| Steven Bolling University of Michigan | Sex Differences in Receipt of Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Repair During Mitral Valve Surgery | Abstract |
| Sebastian Ludwig Houston Methodist Hospital | Short-Term Outcomes After Transcatheter Versus Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement In Patients With Mitral Regurgitation: A Propensity Score-Matched Comparison Using Data From The CHOICE-MI Registry And The STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database | Approved |
| Kim de la Cruz Brigham and Women's Hospital | Evaluating the Impact of Blood Transfusion on Outcomes Following Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair | Manuscript |
| Luke Burchill Mayo Clinic | External Validation of Machine Learning Model for Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality Risk in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients Undergoing Cardiac Reoperation | Analysis |
| Thomas Schwann Beaumont University Hospital | Emergent Bailout Surgery Following TAVR - A Report from the STS Cardiac Surgery Database 2011-2021 | Manuscript |
| Derek Serna-Gallegos University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Sex Differences in Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States | Manuscript |
| Shinichi Fukuhara University of Michigan | Redo Mitral Valve Replacement after Prior Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement | Manuscript |
| Joseph Bavaria University of Pennsylvania | Preoperative Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection | Manuscript |
| Hiroo Takayama Columbia University Irving Medical Center | Safety of Concomitant Ascending Aortic Surgery at the Time of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting | Manuscript |
| Robert Hawkins University of Michigan | Isolated SAVR as the second valve procedure after TAVR and SAVR with and without concomitant valvular disease (Second Manuscript) | Manuscript |
| Nimesh Desai University of Pennsylvania | Referral Centers for Surgical Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection | Analysis |
| Kenichi Tanaka University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Current Utilization Pattern of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Non-anemic and Anemic Adult Patients undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass | Abstract |
| Anne Cherry Duke University | Training and Validation of Novel Cardiac Surgical Risk Models Incorporating Right Ventricular Function from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database | Analysis |
| Amanda Kleiman University of Virginia | Multimodal analgesia and outcomes after cardiac surgery: A retrospective cohort study | Manuscript |
| Emily MacKay University of Pennsylvania | Assessment of a Tree-Based, Machine Learning Algorithm to Optimize Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Allocation for Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery - A Precision Medicine Application | Manuscript |
| Jacob Raphael Thomas Jefferson University | Perioperative Acetaminophen and Decreased Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) After Cardiac Surgery | Abstract |
| Loay Kabbani Henry Ford Hospital | Comparative study of the frozen elephant trunk and traditional aortic repair techniques in acute type A aortic dissection (Second Manuscript) | Analysis |
| Paul Pearson The Medical College of Wisconsin | Rate of Post-Infarct Ventricular Septal Defect in COVID-19 Era | Manuscript |
| Nicolas Brozzi Cleveland Clinic | Understanding Clinical Trajectory of Patients Developing Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock– Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database | Manuscript |
| Siavash Saadat Baystate Medical Center | Evolving Practice Patterns in STEMI Patients with Cardiogenic Shock– A Report from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac Surgery Database | Manuscript |
| Danny Chu University of Pittsburgh | Multicenter Outcomes of Trileaflet Aortic Valve Reconstruction with Autologous Pericardium (Ozaki procedure) vs Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement | Abstract |
| Alan Hartman Northwell Health | Early Outcomes After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: Does Sex Make a Difference? | Abstract |
| Maral Ouzounian University of Toronto | Association of Surgeon and Institutional Volumes With Operative Outcomes Of The Ross Procedure in Adults | Manuscript |
| Mark Roeser University of Virginia | Impact of Elevation on CABG Outcomes | Analysis |
| Frederick Lombard Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Temperature during cardiopulmonary bypass and adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery | Manuscript |
| Vikram Fielding-Singh Stanford University | Deep neural networks for risk modeling in adult cardiac surgery | Analysis |
| Loay Kabbani Henry Ford Hospital | Comparative study of the frozen elephant trunk and traditional aortic repair techniques in acute type A aortic dissection | Manuscript |
| Élan Burton Stanford University | Treatment modality disparities in SAVR and MISAVR | Manuscript |
| Nimesh Desai University of Pennsylvania | Analysis of patterns of malperfusion in patients presenting with acute type A aortic dissection | Manuscript |
| Mark Slaughter University of Louisville | Is mechanical unloading better than coronary artery bypass in ischemic cardiomyopathy patients with low ejection fraction? | Manuscript |
| Arman Arghami Mayo Clinic | Comparing administrative (NIS/HCUP) database with clinical registry (STS) on postcardiac surgical outcomes | Abstract |
| Andreas de Biasi University of Wisconsin Hospitals | Impact of illicit drug use in acute Type A aortic dissection | Manuscript |
| Hari Mallidi Brigham and Women’s Hospital | The effect of the 2018 UNOS donor heart allocation policy change on cardiac transplantation and durable LVAD implantation in women | Abstract |
| Thomas Bilfinger Stony Brook University School of Medicine | Single versus multi-center surgeons' risk-adjusted mitral valve repair procedural outcomes (SURGEON MVR) | Manuscript |
| Gabor Bagameri Mayo Clinic | Comparison of the neurological outcomes after aortic arch repair: Endovascular approach vs. the standard of care (Open Repair) | Analysis |
| Bradley Taylor University of Maryland | Impact of revascularization technique on the risk of stroke and mortality during coronary artery bypass grafting: The analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database | Manuscript |
| Michael J. Mack The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano | Predicted risk of transfusion in isolated AVR | Analysis |
| Michael P. Macris Memorial Hermann Health System | The impact of time interval between coronary angiography and cardiopulmonary bypass on acute kidney injury | Manuscript |
| Thomas Kelley Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center | Effect of a balanced transfusion ratio on survival in patients in hemorrhagic shock after cardiac surgery | Manuscript |
| Giovanni Filardo The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano | Predicted risk of transfusion in isolated MVR and MV repair | Analysis |
| Joseph F. Sabik III University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | Trends in use of FFR in patients undergoing surgical revascularization: Insights from the STS National Database | Manuscript |
| Thomas A. Schwann Baystate Health | Elucidating surgeon and institutional volume – Outcome effects for multi-arterial and single-arterial coronary artery bypass grafting strategies | Analysis |
| M. Scott Halbreiner Allegheny General Hospital | Use of skeletonized versus pedicled internal thoracic artery: Is there a correlation with sternal wound infection | Manuscript |
| Zain I. Khalpey University of Arizona | Predictive strategies for the prevention of disease outcomes | Analysis |
Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (A&P)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pey-Jen Yu North Shore University Hospital / Northwell Health | Management of Moderate Aortic Stenosis at the Time of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting | Approved |
| Joanna Chikwe Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Longitudinal Outcomes of Mitral Valve Operations for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation in Patients 65 Years or Older | Approved |
| Asishana Osho Massachusetts General Hospital | Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Paroxysmal versus Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery And/Or Aortic Valve Replacement With or Without Concomitant Surgical Ablation: A National Analysis of the STS ACSD (Approved as joint collaborative project with Dr. Robert Hawkins) | Approved |
| Robert Hawkins University of Michigan | Optimal Management of Atrial Fibrillation during Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A National, Propensity Score Matched Study (Approved as joint collaborative project with Dr. Asishana Osho) | Approved |
| Marijan Koprivanac Cleveland Clinic | Arterial Cannulation and Brain Perfusion Strategies for Acute Type A Dissection | Manuscript |
| Matthew Williams Yale School of Medicine | Trajectories of Early-Career Cardiac Surgeons in the U.S.: Predictors of Success and Attrition | Abstract |
| Michael Robich Johns Hopkins | Outcomes of Mitral Surgery for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation | Abstract |
| Alexander Iribarne Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | The influence of insurance status on acuity of presentation and outcomes of CABG in North America | Manuscript |
| Gabriele Di Luozzo Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital | Nationwide trends and outcomes in the usage of adjuncts for spinal cord protection in patients undergoing open surgery for the descending thoracic or thoraco-abdominal aorta: 20-year analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database | Manuscript |
| Thomas Bilfinger Stony Brook University School of Medicine | Acute Type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) Repair in the US: Volume outcome relationships (FUTURE ANALYSIS) | Approved |
Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (TFR and Special Projects)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hodges Northwestern Medicine | Current Use Of Concomitant Surgical Ablation And Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation | Abstract |
| Isao Anzai Columbia University | Comparative Study of Different Mitral Repair Techniques as Predictors of Postoperative Outcomes and Valvular Function | Abstract |
| Andrew Ryan Brown University | The effects of bundled payment on acute cardiovascular outcomes among older adults | Funded/Analysis |
| Michael Ibrahim University of Pennsylvania | Outcomes of repair versus replacement after failed mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral insufficiency | Abstract |
General Thoracic Surgery Database (PUF)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| Olugbenga Okusanya Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | The Effect Of Lymph Node Dissection On Post Operative Complications After Lung Resection (Second Manuscript) | Manuscript |
| Uma Sachdeva Massachusetts General Hospital | The Influence Of Surgeon- And Hospital-Level Case Mix On Adoption Of Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy In The US: An STS Database Study | Approved |
| Paul Feingold University of Rochester Medical Center | Association between Pathologic Response to Multimodality Therapy in Distal Esophageal Adenocarcinoma with Perioperative Outcomes | Approved |
| Robert Van Haren University of Cincinnati | Impact of Required Smoking Cessation at Time of Lung Resection | Analysis |
| Philip Linden University Hospitals | Evaluating Failure to Rescue After Esophagectomy: The E-FATE Study (Esophagectomy Failure to Rescue Assessment, Trends, and Evaluation) | Abstract |
| Andrea Axtell University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Anastomotic Leak after Esophagectomy – An Analysis of the STS General Thoracic Surgery Database | Manuscript |
| Christopher Seder Rush University Medical Center | Examination of Time of Day for Elective Lung Resections on Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis | Manuscript |
| Brooks Udelsman Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California | Association of hiatal hernia, mesh repair, and clinical volume in the STS-GTSD | Manuscript |
| Olugbenga Okusanya Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | The Effect of Lymph Node Dissection of Post Operative Complications After Lung Resection | Manuscript |
| Feiran Lou University of Massachusetts | The Safety and Efficacy of Second Pulmonary Resections for Lung Cancer | Manuscript |
| Christopher Towe University Hospitals | Impact of robotic platform on surgical outcomes of minimally invasive hiatal hernia repair | Manuscript |
| Jonathan D'Cunha Mayo Clinic | Conduit revision following esophagectomy: An STS Database Analysis | Abstract |
| Brandon H. Tieu Oregon Health & Science University | Chylothorax after esophagectomy: A review of the STS National Database | Manuscript |
| Ikenna Okereke University of Texas Medical Branch | Outcomes after surgical lung biopsy: An analysis of the STS National Database | Approved |
General Thoracic Surgery Database (A&P)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| Daniela Molena Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Oncological And Surgical Outcome Differences In Never Smoker Women Compared To Ever Smoker Women And Men | Approved |
| Joseph Ben Shrager Stanford University School of Medicine | Chylothorax Following Lung Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A STS National Dataset Analysis | Approved |
| Brooks Van Udelsman Keck School of Medicine of USC | Association Of Psychiatric Illness And Peri-Operative Outcomes In The STS-GTSD | Approved |
| Ravi Rajaram The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Re-evaluating Race-Specific Pulmonary Function Testing in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Resection | Manuscript |
| Ammara A Watkins Lahey Hospital and Medical Center | Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Management of Lung Cancer among STS GTSD Participants | Manuscript |
| Gavitt Woodard Yale New Haven Hospital | The relationship between pre-existing comorbidities and extent of surgical resection on long-term survival in non-small cell lung cancer | Manuscript |
Congenital Heart Surgery Database (PUF)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Cheng Duke University Hospital | Impact of Preoperative Tracheostomy on Congenital Cardiac Surgery Outcomes | Approved |
| David Morales Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | A prediction tool for outcomes in children with congenital heart disease who undergo post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database (Second Manuscript) | Approved |
| Pranava Sinha M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital | Outcomes of Heterotaxy Syndrome Patients Undergoing Biventricular Repairs | Analysis |
| James St. Louis Augusta University | Utilization Of Artificial Intelligence To Produce Predictive Models Of Adverse Outcomes Following Congenital Heart Surgery | Approved |
| Arvind Bishnoi Children's National Hospital | Understanding Surgical Interventions on Truncal Valve After The Primary Surgical Repair and Related Outcomes Using a National, Congenital Heart Disease Database | Manuscript |
| Neha Ahluwalia Children's Hospital of Michigan | Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect and Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Analysis | Analysis |
| Can Yerebakan Children's National Hospital | Impact of Low Weight, Prematurity, and Genetic Syndromes on Mortality Following Congenital Heart Surgery: A Comprehensive Analysis of Patient Outcomes | Analysis |
| Andrew Goldstone New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital | The Optimal Timing of Complete Repair for Truncus Arteriosus: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database | Analysis |
| Brian Bateson Children's Hospital of Georgia | Differences in outcomes for infants undergoing cardiac surgery using blood conservation | Abstract |
| Jennifer Nelson Nemours Children's Health | National Perioperative Utilization of Dexmedetomidine in Children with Congenital Heart Disease | Manuscript |
| Anton Mandrov Children's Hospital of Georgia | Predicting Complications after Congenital Heart Disease Surgery with Machine Based Learning | Manuscript |
| Shriprasad Deshpande Children's National Hospital | Two Steps Forward, One Step Backward: Need for Takedown and Unexpected Interventions After Stage Two Palliation of Single Ventricle | Manuscript |
| Yves d'Udekem Children's National Hospital | Early outcome of Fontan operation: lateral tunnel or Extra Cardiac Conduit? | Manuscript |
| Faith Ross Seattle Children’s Hospital | The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Outcomes for Congenital Heart Surgery | Manuscript |
| Meena Nathan Boston Children’s Hospital | Medical devices used in the care of children with cardiac disease | Manuscript |
| Bhawna Arya Seattle Children’s Hospital | Regional fluctuations in prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease during the first year of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic | Manuscript |
| Carlos Mery Dell Children’s Medical Center | Neighborhood sociodemographic factors impact on incidence and outcomes in congenital heart surgery | Manuscript |
| Nicole D. Zantek University of Minnesota | Risk factors for platelet transfusion and impact of platelet transfusions on outcomes in patients undergoing congenital heart surgery | Abstract |
Congenital Heart Surgery Database (A&P)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Morell Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh | Variation in Perioperative Outcomes Among ACHD: The Impact of Macrosystem Factors | Approved |
| Edo Bedzra Children's Mercy Hospital | Influence Of Trisomy 21 On Rate And Outcomes Of Surgical Left Atrioventricular Valve, And Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Reinterventions After Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect Repair; The North American Contemporary Experience (Approved as joint collaborative project with Dr. Ashok Muralidaran) | Approved |
| Ashok Muralidaran Oregon Health & Science University | Influence Of Trisomy 21 On Rate And Outcomes Of Surgical Left Atrioventricular Valve, And Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Reinterventions After Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect Repair; The North American Contemporary Experience (Approved as joint collaborative project with Dr. Edo Bedzra) | Approved |
| Morgan Brown Boston Children's Hospital | Intraoperative Extubation by Cardiac Anesthesia: Quality Metric and Benchmarking | Approved |
| Jeffrey Jacobs University of Florida | Variation of Prenatal Detection of Congenital Heart Disease | Manuscript |
| Michael Wadle Seattle Children's Hospital | Seasonal Variations in Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes | Abstract |
| Edmund Jooste Duke University School of Medicine | Evolution and Heterogeneity in Practice Patterns for Shunt Selection and Outcomes following Norwood Procedures performed in the United States: Real World Implications of the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial | Analysis |
| Awais Ashfaq Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital | Contemporary outcomes and practice patterns of native coarctation in children greater than one year of age | Manuscript |
| Warwick A. Ames Duke University Medical Center | U.S. Practice Patterns for the use of Regional Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Impact on Perioperative Outcomes | Manuscript |
| Morgan Brown Boston Children’s Hospital | Intraoperative Pediatric Cardiac Arrest in Patients undergoing Congenital Cardiac Surgery | Manuscript |
| James D. St. Louis Children’s Hospital of Georgia | Transposition of Great Arteries, Intact Ventricular Septum and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (TGA, IVS, LVOTO): Patterns of Practice and Outcomes | Manuscript |
| Marshall Jacobs Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Staged operative strategies in CHSD | Manuscript |
| Ram Kumar Subramanyan Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles | Surgical outcomes following repair of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve syndrome | Analysis |
Congenital Heart Surgery Database (TFR)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| James Cnota, MD Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Congenital Heart Disease Genetic Network Study (CHD GENES) – Surgical Phenotype Expansion Through the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Database | Approved |
| Sharon-Lise Normand Harvard Medical School | Modern Analytics to Improve Quality & Outcomes Assessments Following Congenital Heart Surgery | Analysis/Abstract |
Intermacs/Pedimacs (PUF)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Saeed Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein | Neurologic Dysfunction in Patients with Contemporary Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Devices | Abstract |
| Paul Tang Mayo Clinic | Preoperative Passive Cardiac Index Determines Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes | Analysis |
| Lauren Cooper Northwell Health | Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) for Heart Failure in Patients with Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) | Abstract |
| Donald Likosky University of Michigan | Determinants of Interhospital Variability in Infections after Durable LVADs: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database | Manuscript |
| Donna Mancini Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease and Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes: An Analysis of the STS INTERMACS Database | Analysis |
| Vinod Thourani Piedmont Healthcare | Characterization of the natural history of aortic regurgitation in LVAD patients: an INTERMACS analysis | Analysis |
| Leora Balsam UMass Chan Medical School | INTERMACS Registry Trends and Outcomes after Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: The Impact of Surgical Approach | Approved |
| Keith Aaronson University of Michigan | A novel model to predict Gastrointestinal bleeding after a Heartmate 3 LVAD implantation | Analysis |
| Eric Adler University of California-San Diego | Machine learning for prognostication in advanced heart failure | Manuscript |
| Themistokles Chamogeorgakis University of Michigan | Right ventricular support in the context of biventricular failure: An Intermacs analysis | Manuscript |
| Jerry Estep Cleveland Clinic | Predictors of hospital readmission burden and survival analysis in patients with contemporary continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) | Abstract |
| Lucian Lozonschi Medical University of South Carolina | Ventricular arrhythmia post cf-left ventricular assist device placement – Trends within the STS Intermacs in the contemporary era | Manuscript |
| Duc Thinh Pham Northwestern University | Risk assessment model for wait list mortality in left ventricular assist device patients | Manuscript |
| Edward Grandin Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Assessing the impact of beta-blockers on late right heart failure and survival after left ventricular assist device implantation (PUF) | Manuscript |
Click here for additional information about current Intermacs projects in the A&P/PUF tracks.
Intermacs/Pedimacs (A&P)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gaurav Gulati Tufts Medical Center | Kidney Disease, Right Ventricle Dysfunction and Outcomes in Older LVAD Recipients | Abstract |
| Indranee Rajapreyar Jefferson Health | Partial Myocardial Recovery And Long-Term Post LVAD Outcomes | Abstract |
| Humera Ahmed Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Explainable Machine Learning To Assess The Risk For Right Heart Failure During Pediatric Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement | Abstract |
| Waldemar Carlo University of Alabama Birmingham | Comparison of Outcomes Between Heartmate 3 and Cardiac Transplantation in Adolescents with Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Abstract |
| Jeff Teuteberg/Sung-Min Cho Stanford University/Johns Hopkins University | Epidemiology and Outcomes of Patients Bridged to Heart Transplant with Durable LVAD Support | Abstract |
| Michael Kiernan Tufts Medical Center | Late Right Heart Failure after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Impact on Outcomes and Association with Adverse Events Beyond One Year | Abstract |
| Joseph Rossano Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Long Term Ventricular Assist Devices in Children | Abstract |
| Francis Pagani University of Michigan Health | Predicting Stroke in Ventricular Assist Device Patients | Manuscript |
| Todd Dardas University of Washington | Modeling days alive and out of hospital for durable left ventricular assist device support | Analysis |
| Daniel Goldstein Montefiore Medical Center | Examining the Adverse Events Profile of BTT/BTC Patients after the UNOS Allocation Changes | Manuscript |
| David Morales Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Pediatric Interagency Registry For Mechanical Circulatory Support (PEDIMACS) Report: A Prediction Tool for Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Supported with Ventricular Assist Devices | Manuscript |
| James Kirklin University of Alabama-Birmingham | Mortality risk prediction for patients who receive a HeartMate3 left ventricular assistance device | Manuscript |
| Jennifer Cowger Henry Ford Health System | Defining short- and long-term optimal outcomes for patients on continuous flow left ventricular assist device support: An STS Intermacs analysis | Manuscript |
| Kenan Yount University of Virginia | Effects of preoperative or postoperative dialysis on LVAD outcomes, patient survival, progression to transplantation and quality of life | Manuscript |
Click here for additional information about current Intermacs projects in the A&P/PUF tracks.
Intermacs/Pedimacs (TFR and Special Projects)
| Principal Investigator | Proposal Title | Project Status |
|---|---|---|
| Manreet Kanwar Allegheny General Hospital | Outcomes in patients undergoing LVAD therapy while supported on temporary mechanical circulatory support | Analysis |
| Jennifer Cowger Henry Ford Health System | HeartMate 3 Support for Transplant Candidates Offers Equitable Organ Utilization | Analysis |