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| Reason the patient was given the corresponding heart status value as defined by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). |
| May contain organization-specific values: Yes |
| Category Entries: |
| Exception |
| Veno-Arterial ECMO |
| Non-Dischargeable, Surgically Implanted, Non-Endovascular Biventricular Support Device |
| MCSD with Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmia |
| Non-Dischargeable, Surgically Implanted, Non-Endovascular LVAD |
| Total Artificial Heart, BiVAD, RVAD, or VAD for Single Ventricle Patients |
| MCSD with Malfunction |
| Percutaneous Endovascular MCSD |
| Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump |
| Ventricular Tachycardia or Ventricular Fibrillation |
| Dischargeable LVAD for Discretionary 30 Days |
| Multiple Inotropes or a Single High Dose Inotrope and Hemodynamic Monitoring |
| MCSD with Hemolysis |
| MCSD with Pump Thrombosis |
| MCSD with Right Heart Failure |
| MCSD with Infection: Erythema and Pain Along the Driveline Requiring IV Antibiotics |
| MCSD with Infection: Debridement of the Driveline with Positive Cultures Requiring IV Antibiotics |
| MCSD with Infection: Bacteremia Treated with Antibiotics |
| MCSD with Infection: Recurrent Bacteremia from the Same Organism |
| MCSD with Infection: Positive Culture of Material from the Pump Pocket |
| MCSD with Mucosal Bleeding (Hospitalized Twice) |
| MCSD with Mucosal Bleeding (Hospitalized 3 Times) |
| MCSD with Aortic Insufficiency |
| Veno-Arterial ECMO after 7 Days |
| Non-Dischargeable, Surgically Implanted, Non-Endovascular LVAD after 14 Days |
| Percutaneous Endovascular MCSD after 14 Days |
| Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump after 14 Days |
| MCSD with Infection: Recurrent Debridement |
| MCSD with Life Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmia After 7 Days |
| Dischargeable LVAD without Discretionary 30 Days |
| Inotropes without Hemodynamic Monitoring |
| Congenital Heart Disease |
| Ischemic Heart Disease with Intractable Angina |
| Amyloidosis, or Hypertrophic or Restrictive Cardiomyopathy |
| Retransplant |
| Continuous Mechanical Ventilation |
| Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump |
| Ductal Dependent Pulmonary or Systemic Circulation, with Ductal Patency Maintained by Stent or Prostaglandin Infusion |
| Hemodynamically Significant Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosis, and Requires Infusion of Multiple Intravenous Inotropes or a High Dose of a Single Intravenous Inotrope |
| MCSD |
| One or More Inotropic Agents but Does Not Qualify for 1A |
| Less than One Year Old at Time of Candidate's Initial Registration, and Hypertrophic or Restrictive Cardiomyopathy |
