Key result
The development of durable mechanical circulatory support systems paralleled cardiac transplantation, leading to the creation of the Interagency Registry for Mechanical Assisted Circulatory Support.
Provides a historical overview of the development of mechanical circulatory support systems and the establishment of the INTERMACS registry.
Historical context may guide current MCS-transplant decisions; leaves open how INTERMACS data should evolve with newer devices.
T he development of durable mechanical circulatory sup- port systems paralleled the expansion of cardiac transplantation. The National Institutes of Health sponsored grants in the 1980s to develop implantable left heart assist systems; 20 years later, they contracted for a national registry, the Interagency Registry for Mechanical Assisted Circulatory Support, to track the clinical evolution of this new
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Kirklin et al. (2008) conducted a review in Heart failure requiring mechanical circulatory support. Mechanical circulatory support was evaluated. The development of durable mechanical circulatory support systems paralleled cardiac transplantation, leading to the creation of the Interagency Registry for Mechanical Assisted Circulatory Support.
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