13Nov 2014

Cardiac Health Risk Stratification System (CHRiSS): A Bayesian-Based Decision Support System for Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy

AUTHORS Natasha A. Loghmanpour1, Marek J. Druzdzel2, James F. Antaki1 ABSTRACT This study investigated the use of Bayesian Networks (BNs) for left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy; a treatment for end-stage heart failure that has been steadily growing in popularity over the past decade. Despite this growth, the number of LVAD implants performed annually remains a small […]

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5Nov 2014

Development of Predictive Models for Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients using Bayesian Networks

AUTHORS Natasha A. Loghmanpour, Manreet K. Kanwar, Raymond L. Benza, Srinivas Murali and James F. Antaki ABSTRACT Background: Existing prognostic tools for patient selection for ventricular assist devices (VADs) such as the Destination Therapy Risk Score (DTRS) and newly published HeartMate II Risk Score (HMRS) have limited predictive ability, especially with the current generation of continuous flow […]

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