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Larry Allen to Heart-Assist Devices

This is a "connection" page, showing publications Larry Allen has written about Heart-Assist Devices.

 
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  1. Haynes JE, Matlock DD, Thompson JS, Mosley BS, Fitzgerald MD, McIlvennan CK, Allen LA. "Would You Get a Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device?": Health Care Workers' Views on a Preference-Sensitive Decision. Circ Heart Fail. 2022 12; 15(12):e009626.
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    Score: 0.516
  2. McIlvennan CK, Jones J, Makic M, Meek PM, Chaussee E, Thompson JS, Matlock DD, Allen LA. Stress and Coping Among Family Caregivers of Patients With a Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Multicenter Mixed Methods Study. Circ Heart Fail. 2021 10; 14(10):e008243.
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    Score: 0.481
  3. Knoepke CE, Chaussee EL, Matlock DD, Thompson JS, McIlvennan CK, Ambardekar AV, Schaffer EM, Khazanie P, Scherer L, Arnold RM, Allen LA. Changes over Time in Patient Stated Values and Treatment Preferences Regarding Aggressive Therapies: Insights from the DECIDE-LVAD Trial. Med Decis Making. 2022 04; 42(3):404-414.
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    Score: 0.477
  4. Flint K, Chaussee EL, Henderson K, Breathett K, Khazanie P, Thompson JS, Mcilvennan CK, Larue SJ, Matlock DD, Allen LA. Social Determinants of Health and Rates of Implantation for Patients Considering Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Card Fail. 2021 04; 27(4):497-500.
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    Score: 0.458
  5. Fendler TJ, McIlvennan CK, Matlock DD, Thompson JS, Chaussee EL, Dunlay SM, LaRue SJ, Raymer DS, Spertus JA, Lewis EF, Patel CB, Walsh MN, Allen LA. Exploring differences between patients who accept, decline, and are deemed ineligible for left ventricular assist device implantation as destination therapy. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 07; 39(7):721-724.
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    Score: 0.436
  6. Matlock DD, McIlvennan CK, Thompson JS, Morris MA, Venechuk G, Dunlay SM, LaRue SJ, Lewis EF, Patel CB, Blue L, Chaussee EL, Glasgow RE, Walsh MN, Allen LA. Decision Aid Implementation among Left Ventricular Assist Device Programs Participating in the DECIDE-LVAD Stepped-Wedge Trial. Med Decis Making. 2020 04; 40(3):289-301.
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    Score: 0.436
  7. McIlvennan CK, Benton EM, Allen LA. Educate, Engage, Empower: Leveraging Technology to Promote Learning in Patients Implanted With a Left Ventricular Assist Device and Their Caregivers. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2019 10; 12(10):e006107.
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    Score: 0.422
  8. Allen LA. How Should Physicians Respond to Requests for LVAD Removal? AMA J Ethics. 2019 05 01; 21(5):E394-400.
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    Score: 0.409
  9. McIlvennan CK, Grady KL, Matlock DD, Helmkamp LJ, Abshire M, Allen LA. End of life for patients with left ventricular assist devices: Insights from INTERMACS. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 04; 38(4):374-381.
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    Score: 0.398
  10. McIlvennan CK, Matlock DD, Thompson JS, Dunlay SM, Blue L, LaRue SJ, Lewis EF, Patel CB, Fairclough DL, Leister EC, Swetz KM, Baldridge V, Walsh MN, Allen LA. Caregivers of Patients Considering a Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device and a Shared Decision-Making Intervention: The DECIDE-LVAD Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2018 11; 6(11):904-913.
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    Score: 0.393
  11. Allen LA, Khazanie P. Behind the Scenes in "The Real World" of?Heart Transplantation: Will You Accept This Rose? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 04 24; 71(16):1726-1728.
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    Score: 0.381
  12. Allen LA, McIlvennan CK, Thompson JS, Dunlay SM, LaRue SJ, Lewis EF, Patel CB, Blue L, Fairclough DL, Leister EC, Glasgow RE, Cleveland JC, Phillips C, Baldridge V, Walsh MN, Matlock DD. Effectiveness of an Intervention Supporting Shared Decision Making for Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device: The DECIDE-LVAD Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 04 01; 178(4):520-529.
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    Score: 0.379
  13. Allen LA. Patient-centered outcomes with next-generation left ventricular assist devices: One small step, not a giant leap. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 01; 37(1):136-138.
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    Score: 0.370
  14. Flint KM, Spertus JA, Tang F, Jones P, Fendler TJ, Allen LA. Association of global and disease-specific health status with outcomes following continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017 03 14; 17(1):78.
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    Score: 0.353
  15. McIlvennan CK, Allen LA. Quality of Life After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: In a World Full of Data, #Missingness. J Card Fail. 2016 05; 22(5):338-9.
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    Score: 0.327
  16. Thompson JS, Matlock DD, McIlvennan CK, Jenkins AR, Allen LA. Development of a Decision Aid for Patients?With Advanced Heart Failure Considering a Destination Therapy Left?Ventricular Assist Device. JACC Heart Fail. 2015 Dec; 3(12):965-76.
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    Score: 0.323
  17. Magid KH, Matlock DD, Thompson JS, McIlvennan CK, Allen LA. The influence of expected risks on decision making for destination therapy left ventricular assist device: An MTurk survey. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Jul; 34(7):988-90.
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    Score: 0.308
  18. McIlvennan CK, Matlock DD, Narayan MP, Nowels C, Thompson JS, Cannon A, Bradley WJ, Allen LA. Perspectives from mechanical circulatory support coordinators on the pre-implantation decision process for destination therapy left ventricular assist devices. Heart Lung. 2015 May-Jun; 44(3):219-24.
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    Score: 0.306
  19. McIlvennan CK, Magid KH, Ambardekar AV, Thompson JS, Matlock DD, Allen LA. Clinical outcomes after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: a systematic review. Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Nov; 7(6):1003-13.
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    Score: 0.298
  20. Flint KM, Allen LA. Getting a grip on frailty: handgrip strength in patient selection for left ventricular assist device. J Card Fail. 2014 May; 20(5):316-8.
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    Score: 0.287
  21. Allen LA, Ambardekar AV, Devaraj KM, Maleszewski JJ, Wolfel EE. Clinical problem-solving. Missing elements of the history. N Engl J Med. 2014 Feb 06; 370(6):559-66.
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    Score: 0.285
  22. McIlvennan CK, Allen LA. To DT or not to DT, that is the question: working toward a comprehensive, patient-centered perspective on left ventricular assist device for destination therapy. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2014 Jan; 7(1):13-4.
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    Score: 0.283
  23. Flint KM, Matlock DD, Sundareswaran KS, Lindenfeld J, Spertus JA, Farrar DJ, Allen LA. Pre-operative health status and outcomes after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Dec; 32(12):1249-54.
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    Score: 0.278
  24. Flint KM, Matlock DD, Lindenfeld J, Allen LA. Frailty and the selection of patients for destination therapy left ventricular assist device. Circ Heart Fail. 2012 Mar 01; 5(2):286-93.
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    Score: 0.249
  25. Grady KL, Burns JL, Allen LA, Stehlik J, Teuteberg J, McIlvennan CK, Kirklin JK, Beiser DG, Lindenfeld J, Denfeld QE, Lee CS, Kiernan M, Cella D, Klein L, Walsh MN, Ruo B, Adler E, Rich J, Pham DT, Yancy C, Murks C, Bedjeti K, Hahn EA. Association of Novel Ventricular Assist Device Self-report Measures With Overall Health-Related Quality of Life. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2025 Jul-Aug 01; 40(4):345-355.
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    Score: 0.148
  26. Grady KL, Kallen MA, Cella D, Allen LA, Lindenfeld J, McIlvennan CK, Beiser DG, Walsh MN, Denfeld QE, Lee CS, Ruo B, Murks C, Stehlik J, Kirklin JK, Teuteberg J, Adler E, Kiernan M, Rich J, Bedjeti K, Hahn EA. Efficient measurement of multiple ventricular assist device patient-reported outcomes: Creation of a 20-item profile from the MCS A-QOL study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Aug; 43(8):1308-1317.
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    Score: 0.145
  27. Pfahl J, Thompson JS, Matlock DD, Allen LA, Dionne-Odom JN, Bakitas MA, McIlvennan CK. ENABLE-LVAD: Development and Implementation of a Novel Training Program for Clinicians Supporting Family Caregivers of Patients With a Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2024 Jul-Aug 01; 39(4):E136-E139.
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    Score: 0.140
  28. Kim JM, Maqsood MH, Makuvire T, McIlvennan CK, Thompson JS, Matlock DD, Allen LA, Warraich HJ. Gender-based differences in decision making, quality of life and survival among patients undergoing left ventricular assist device evaluation. PLoS One. 2023; 18(10):e0293121.
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    Score: 0.139
  29. Buchanan C, Buchanan C, Riordan M, Byrd J, Schulte M, Kohrt WM, Ambardekar AV, Allen LA, Wolfel G, Lawley J, Levine BD, Cornwell WK. Cardiopulmonary Performance Among?Heart?Failure Patients Before?and?After Left Ventricular Assist?Device?Implantation. JACC Heart Fail. 2024 01; 12(1):117-129.
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    Score: 0.138
  30. Grady KL, Kallen MA, Beiser DG, Lindenfeld J, Teuteberg J, Allen LA, McIlvennan CK, Rich J, Yancy C, Lee CS, Denfeld QE, Kiernan M, Walsh MN, Adler E, Ruo B, Stehlik J, Kirklin JK, Bedjeti K, Cella D, Hahn EA. Novel measures to assess ventricular assist device patient-reported outcomes: Findings from the MCS A-QOL study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 01; 43(1):36-50.
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    Score: 0.138
  31. Hahn EA, Allen LA, Lee CS, Denfeld QE, Stehlik J, Cella D, Lindenfeld J, Teuteberg JJ, McIlvennan CK, Kiernan MS, Beiser DG, Walsh MN, Adler ED, Ruo B, Kirklin JK, Klein L, Bedjeti K, Cummings PD, Burns JL, Vela AM, Grady KL. PROMIS: Physical, Mental and Social Health Outcomes Improve From Before to Early After LVAD Implant: Findings From the Mechanical Circulatory Support: Measures of Adjustment and Quality of Life (MCS A-QOL) Study. J Card Fail. 2023 10; 29(10):1398-1411.
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    Score: 0.134
  32. Baird AS, Thompson JS, Fitzgerald MD, Mosley BS, Matlock DD, Allen LA, Mcllvennan CK. Assessment of caregiver burden prior to implantation of left ventricular assist device: A national survey. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 06; 42(6):689-692.
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    Score: 0.133
  33. Breathett K, Yee R, Pool N, Thomas Hebdon MC, Knapp SM, Herrera-Theut K, de Groot E, Yee E, Allen LA, Hasan A, Lindenfeld J, Calhoun E, Carnes M, Sweitzer NK. Group Dynamics and Allocation of Advanced Heart Failure Therapies-Heart Transplants and Ventricular Assist Devices-By Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Group. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 03 07; 12(5):e027701.
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    Score: 0.133
  34. Hahn EA, Walsh MN, Allen LA, Lee CS, Denfeld QE, Teuteberg JJ, Beiser DG, McIlvennan CK, Lindenfeld J, Klein L, Adler ED, Stehlik J, Ruo B, Bedjeti K, Cummings PD, Vela AM, Grady KL. Validity of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical, Mental, and Social Health Measures After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation and Implications for Patient Care. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 02; 16(2):e008690.
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    Score: 0.133
  35. Tie H, Zhu J, Akin S, Allen LA, Huang B, Martens S, Welp H, Simpkin A, Shi R, Wu Q, Soliman O, Caliskan K, Chen D. Characteristics and Outcome of Patients With a History of Cancer Undergoing Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Circ Heart Fail. 2023 02; 16(2):e009772.
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    Score: 0.131
  36. Knoepke CE, Siry-Bove B, Mayton C, Latimer A, Hart J, Allen LA, Daugherty SL, McIlvennan CK, Matlock DD, Khazanie P. Variation in Left Ventricular Assist Device Postdischarge Caregiver Requirements: Results From a Mixed-Methods Study With Equity Implications. Circ Heart Fail. 2022 08; 15(8):e009583.
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    Score: 0.127
  37. Raymer DS, Allen LA, Chaussee EL, McIlvennan CK, Thompson JS, Fairclough DL, Dunlay SM, Matlock DD, Larue SJ. Health Literacy in Patients Considering a Left Ventricular Assist Device: Findings From the DECIDE-LVAD Trial. J Card Fail. 2022 08; 28(8):1318-1325.
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    Score: 0.126
  38. Chuzi S, Ahmad FS, Wu T, Argaw S, Harap R, Grady KL, Rich JD, Pham DT, Khan SS, Wilcox JE, Allen LA, Tibrewala A. Time Spent Engaging in Health Care Among Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. JACC Heart Fail. 2022 05; 10(5):321-332.
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    Score: 0.125
  39. Thompson JS, Fitzgerald MD, Allen LA, McIlvennan CK, Glasgow RE, Wynia M, Morris MA, Beilenson J, Gherst C, Matlock DD. Shared Decision-Making for Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Rationale and Design of a Nationwide Dissemination and Implementation Project. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2021 02; 14(2):e007256.
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    Score: 0.116
  40. McIlvennan CK, Matlock DD, Allen LA, Thompson JS, Ranby KW, Sannes TS. Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Decisional Conflict in Dyads Considering a Left Ventricular Assist Device. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 03; 13(3):e006155.
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    Score: 0.108
  41. Slavin SD, Allen LA, McIlvennan CK, Desai AS, Schaefer KG, Warraich HJ. Left Ventricular Assist Device Withdrawal: Ethical, Psychological, and Logistical Challenges. J Palliat Med. 2020 04; 23(4):456-458.
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    Score: 0.107
  42. Bui QM, Allen LA, LeMond L, Brambatti M, Adler E. Psychosocial Evaluation of Candidates for Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist Devices: Beyond the Current Consensus. Circ Heart Fail. 2019 07; 12(7):e006058.
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    Score: 0.103
  43. Hadler RA, Goldstein NE, Bekelman DB, Riegel B, Allen LA, Arnold RM, Harinstein ME, Kavalieratos D. "Why Would I Choose Death?": A Qualitative Study of Patient Understanding of the Role and Limitations of Cardiac Devices. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2019 May/Jun; 34(3):275-282.
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    Score: 0.102
  44. Warraich HJ, Allen LA, Blue LJ, Chaussee EL, Thompson JS, McIlvennan CK, Flint KM, Matlock DD, Patel CB. Comorbidities and the decision to undergo or forego destination therapy left ventricular assist device implantation: An analysis from the Trial of a Shared Decision Support Intervention for Patients and their Caregivers Offered Destination Therapy for End-Stage Heart Failure (DECIDE-LVAD) study. Am Heart J. 2019 07; 213:91-96.
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    Score: 0.102
  45. Breathett K, Allen LA, Helmkamp L, Colborn K, Daugherty SL, Blair IV, Jones J, Khazanie P, Mazimba S, McEwen M, Stone J, Calhoun E, Sweitzer NK, Peterson PN. Temporal Trends in Contemporary Use of Ventricular Assist Devices by Race and Ethnicity. Circ Heart Fail. 2018 08; 11(8):e005008.
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    Score: 0.097
  46. Kwon R, Allen LA, Scherer LD, Thompson JS, Abdel-Maksoud MF, McIlvennan CK, Matlock DD. The Effect of Total Cost Information on Consumer Treatment Decisions: An Experimental Survey. Med Decis Making. 2018 07; 38(5):584-592.
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    Score: 0.096
  47. Cooper LB, Hammill BG, Allen LA, Lindenfeld J, Mentz RJ, Rogers JG, Milano CA, Patel CB, Alexander KP, Hernandez AF. Assessing Frailty in Patients Undergoing Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device: Observations from Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support. ASAIO J. 2018 Jan/Feb; 64(1):16-23.
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    Score: 0.093
  48. Nassif ME, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Fendler TJ, Allen LA, Grady KL, Arnold SV. Changes in disease-specific versus generic health status measures after left ventricular assist device implantation: Insights from INTERMACS. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Nov; 36(11):1243-1249.
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    Score: 0.089
  49. McIlvennan CK, Wordingham SE, Allen LA, Matlock DD, Jones J, Dunlay SM, Swetz KM. Deactivation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Differing Perspectives of Cardiology and Hospice/Palliative Medicine Clinicians. J Card Fail. 2017 Sep; 23(9):708-712.
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    Score: 0.087
  50. McIlvennan CK, Thompson JS, Matlock DD, Cleveland JC, Dunlay SM, LaRue SJ, Lewis EF, Patel CB, Walsh MN, Allen LA. A Multicenter Trial of a Shared Decision Support Intervention for Patients and Their Caregivers Offered Destination Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure: DECIDE-LVAD: Rationale, Design, and Pilot Data. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2016 Nov/Dec; 31(6):E8-E20.
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    Score: 0.086
  51. McIlvennan CK, Allen LA, Matlock DD. Caregiver Perspectives on End-of-Life Experiences of Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices-Reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 08 01; 176(8):1231-2.
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    Score: 0.085
  52. Arnold SV, Jones PG, Allen LA, Cohen DJ, Fendler TJ, Holtz JE, Aggarwal S, Spertus JA. Frequency of Poor Outcome (Death or Poor Quality of Life) After Left Ventricular Assist Device for Destination Therapy: Results From the INTERMACS Registry. Circ Heart Fail. 2016 08; 9(8).
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    Score: 0.085
  53. Magid M, McIlvennan CK, Jones J, Nowels CT, Allen LA, Thompson JS, Matlock D. Exploring cognitive bias in destination therapy left ventricular assist device decision making: A retrospective qualitative framework analysis. Am Heart J. 2016 10; 180:64-73.
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    Score: 0.084
  54. Paine AM, Allen LA, Thompson JS, McIlvennan CK, Jenkins A, Hammes A, Kroehl M, Matlock DD. Anchoring in Destination-Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device Decision Making: A Mechanical Turk Survey. J Card Fail. 2016 Nov; 22(11):908-912.
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    Score: 0.083
  55. Magid M, Jones J, Allen LA, McIlvennan CK, Magid K, Thompson JS, Matlock DD. The Perceptions of Important Elements of Caregiving for a Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2016 May-Jun; 31(3):215-25.
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    Score: 0.083
  56. Breathett K, Allen LA, Ambardekar AV. Patient-centered care for left ventricular assist device therapy: current challenges and future directions. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2016 May; 31(3):313-20.
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    Score: 0.083
  57. McIlvennan CK, Allen LA. Palliative care in patients with heart failure. BMJ. 2016 Apr 14; 353:i1010.
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    Score: 0.083
  58. McIlvennan CK, Jones J, Allen LA, Swetz KM, Nowels C, Matlock DD. Bereaved Caregiver Perspectives on the End-of-Life Experience of Patients With a Left Ventricular Assist Device. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Apr; 176(4):534-9.
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    Score: 0.083
  59. Fendler TJ, Spertus JA, Gosch KL, Jones PG, Bruce JM, Nassif ME, Flint KM, Dunlay SM, Allen LA, Arnold SV. Incidence and predictors of cognitive decline in patients with left ventricular assist devices. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2015 May; 8(3):285-91.
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    Score: 0.077
  60. McIlvennan CK, Jones J, Allen LA, Lindenfeld J, Swetz KM, Nowels C, Matlock DD. Decision-making for destination therapy left ventricular assist devices: implications for caregivers. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2015 Mar; 8(2):172-8.
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    Score: 0.077
  61. McIlvennan CK, Allen LA, Nowels C, Brieke A, Cleveland JC, Matlock DD. Decision making for destination therapy left ventricular assist devices: "there was no choice" versus "I thought about it an awful lot". Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2014 May; 7(3):374-80.
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    Score: 0.072
  62. Ambardekar AV, Allen LA, Lindenfeld J, Lowery CM, Cannon AP, Cleveland JC, Brieke A, Sauer WH. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks in patients with a left ventricular assist device. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jul; 29(7):771-6.
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    Score: 0.054
  63. Ambardekar AV, Lowery CM, Allen LA, Cannon AP, Cleveland JC, Lindenfeld J, Brieke A, Sauer WH. Effect of left ventricular assist device placement on preexisting implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads. J Card Fail. 2010 Apr; 16(4):327-31.
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    Score: 0.054
  64. Allen LA, Felker GM. Advances in the surgical treatment of heart failure. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2008 May; 23(3):249-53.
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    Score: 0.048
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