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Robert L. Kormos is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

The scientist's work focuses on several major topics, including:

  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Robert L. Kormos has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Circulation
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • ASAIO Journal
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Francis D. Pagani
  • James K. Kirklin
  • Jennifer Cowger
  • Arman Kilic
  • Scott Silvestry

Selected recent publications by Robert L. Kormos cover topics related to mechanical circulatory support and cardiac care:

  • Updated definitions of adverse events for trials and registries of mechanical circulatory support: A consensus statement of the mechanical circulatory support academic research consortium, 2020, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Standardized Definitions for Cardiogenic Shock Research and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: Scientific Expert Panel From the Shock Academic Research Consortium (SHARC), 2023, Circulation
  • Evolution of Late Right Heart Failure With Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Association With Outcomes, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Outcomes of the First 1300 Adult Heart Transplants in the United States After the Allocation Policy Change, 2020, Circulation
  • Hospitalization Patterns and Impact of a Magnetically-Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device in the MOMENTUM 3 Trial, 2022, JACC Heart Failure

Best Publications

  • Seventh INTERMACS annual report: 15,000 patients and counting

    James K. Kirklin;David C. Naftel;Francis D. Pagani;Robert L. Kormos

  • Eighth annual INTERMACS report: Special focus on framing the impact of adverse events.

    James K. Kirklin;Francis D. Pagani;Robert L. Kormos;Lynne W. Stevenson

  • Sixth INTERMACS annual report: a 10,000-patient database.

    James K. Kirklin;David C. Naftel;Francis D. Pagani;Robert L. Kormos

  • Right ventricular failure in patients with the HeartMate II continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: Incidence, risk factors, and effect on outcomes

    Robert L. Kormos;Jeffrey J. Teuteberg;Francis D. Pagani;Stuart D. Russell

  • INTERMACS Profiles of Advanced Heart Failure: The Current Picture

    Lynne Warner Stevenson;Francis D. Pagani;James B. Young;Mariell Jessup

  • Fifth INTERMACS annual report: risk factor analysis from more than 6,000 mechanical circulatory support patients.

    James K. Kirklin;David C. Naftel;Robert L. Kormos;Lynne W. Stevenson

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs database annual report: Evolving indications, outcomes, and scientific partnerships.

    Robert L Kormos;Jennifer A Cowger;Francis D Pagani;Jeffrey J Teuteberg

  • Rates and risk factors for nonadherence to the medical regimen after adult solid organ transplantation.

    Mary Amanda Dew;Andrea F DiMartini;Annette De Vito Dabbs;Larissa Myaskovsky

  • Use of an Intrapericardial, Continuous-Flow, Centrifugal Pump in Patients Awaiting Heart Transplantation

    Keith D. Aaronson;Mark S. Slaughter;Leslie W. Miller;Edwin C. McGee

  • Mechanical Circulatory Support device database of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: first annual report--2003.

    Mario C Deng;Leah B Edwards;Marshall I Hertz;Amanda W Rowe

  • INTERMACS database for durable devices for circulatory support: first annual report.

    James K. Kirklin;David C. Naftel;Lynne Warner Stevenson;Robert L. Kormos

  • Does transplantation produce quality of life benefits? A quantitative analysis of the literature.

    Mary Amanda Dew;Galen E. Switzer;Jean M. Goycoolea;Aishe S. Allen

  • An analysis of pump thrombus events in patients in the HeartWare ADVANCE bridge to transplant and continued access protocol trial.

    Samer S. Najjar;Mark S. Slaughter;Francis D. Pagani;Randall C. Starling

  • The Fourth INTERMACS Annual Report: 4,000 implants and counting

    James K. Kirklin;David C. Naftel;Robert L. Kormos;Lynne W. Stevenson

  • Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease in thoracic organ transplant patients: ten years of cyclosporine-based immunosuppression.

    Armitage Jm;Kormos Rl;Stuart Rs;Fricker Fj

  • Early post-transplant medical compliance and mental health predict physical morbidity and mortality one to three years after heart transplantation.

    Mary Amanda Dew;Robert L Kormos;Loren H Roth;Srinivas Murali

  • Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) analysis of pump thrombosis in the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device

    James K. Kirklin;David C. Naftel;Robert L. Kormos;Francis D. Pagani

  • Second INTERMACS annual report: More than 1,000 primary left ventricular assist device implants

    James K. Kirklin;David C. Naftel;Robert L. Kormos;Lynne W. Stevenson

  • Surgical treatment for congestive heart failure with autologous adult stem cell transplantation: a prospective randomized study.

    Amit N. Patel;Amit N. Patel;Luis Geffner;Roberto F. Vina;Jorge Saslavsky

  • Third INTERMACS Annual Report: the evolution of destination therapy in the United States.

    James K. Kirklin;David C. Naftel;Robert L. Kormos;Lynne W. Stevenson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert L. Hardesty
Robert L. Hardesty University of Pittsburgh
James F. Antaki
James F. Antaki Cornell University
Mary Amanda Dew
Mary Amanda Dew University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth R. McCurry
Kenneth R. McCurry Cleveland Clinic
Francis D. Pagani
Francis D. Pagani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David C. Naftel
David C. Naftel University of Alabama at Birmingham
John Gorcsan
John Gorcsan Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
James K. Kirklin
James K. Kirklin University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lynne W. Stevenson
Lynne W. Stevenson Vanderbilt University Medical Center
William R. Wagner
William R. Wagner University of Pittsburgh

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