Sharing the care of mechanical circulatory support: collaborative efforts of patients/caregivers, shared-care sites, and left ventricular assist device implanting centers

Michael S Kiernan; Susan M Joseph; Jason N Katz; Ahmet Kilic; Jonathan D Rich; Mark P Tallman; Peter Van Buren; James J Lyons; Brian Bethea; Peter Eckman; Igor Gosev; Sangjin S Lee; Behzad Soleimani; Hiroo Takayama; Chetan B Patel; Nir Uriel; Evolving Mechanical Support Research Group (EMERG) Investigators

doi:10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.114.001767

Sharing the care of mechanical circulatory support: collaborative efforts of patients/caregivers, shared-care sites, and left ventricular assist device implanting centers

Circ Heart Fail. 2015 May;8(3):629-35. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.114.001767.

Authors

Michael S Kiernan¹, Susan M Joseph², Jason N Katz², Ahmet Kilic², Jonathan D Rich², Mark P Tallman², Peter Van Buren², James J Lyons², Brian Bethea², Peter Eckman², Igor Gosev², Sangjin S Lee², Behzad Soleimani², Hiroo Takayama², Chetan B Patel², Nir Uriel²; Evolving Mechanical Support Research Group (EMERG) Investigators

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Cardiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (M.S.K.); Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (S.M.J.); Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.N.K.); Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus (A.K.) Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (J.D.R.); Division of Clinical Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure Management, Capital Cardiology Associates, Albany, NY (M.P.T.); Division of Cardiology, University of Vermont School of Medicine, Burlington (P.V.B.); Division of Cardiology, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie; NY (J.J.L.); Division of Cardiology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (B.B.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (P.E.); Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (I.G.); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI (S.S.L.); Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (B.S.); Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University, New York (H.T.); Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (C.B.P.); and Division of Cardiology, University of Chicago, IL (N.U.). mkiernan@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
² From the Division of Cardiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (M.S.K.); Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (S.M.J.); Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.N.K.); Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus (A.K.) Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (J.D.R.); Division of Clinical Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure Management, Capital Cardiology Associates, Albany, NY (M.P.T.); Division of Cardiology, University of Vermont School of Medicine, Burlington (P.V.B.); Division of Cardiology, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie; NY (J.J.L.); Division of Cardiology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (B.B.); Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (P.E.); Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (I.G.); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI (S.S.L.); Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (B.S.); Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University, New York (H.T.); Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC (C.B.P.); and Division of Cardiology, University of Chicago, IL (N.U.).

PMID: 25991805
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.114.001767

No abstract available

Keywords: ambulatory care; disease management; left ventricular assist device; shared care.

MeSH terms

Attitude of Health Personnel
Caregivers / psychology*
Cooperative Behavior
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated* / organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated* / standards
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / mortality
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices* / standards
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Models, Organizational
Patient Care Planning* / organization & administration
Patient Care Planning* / standards
Patient Care Team* / organization & administration
Patient Care Team* / standards
Patients / psychology*
Physician-Patient Relations
Prosthesis Design
Quality Improvement
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left*