International Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (IMACS)
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (IMACS) is an international registry intended to enroll and follow patients who receive durable mechanically assisted circulatory support devices (MCSD) in all countries and hospitals that wish to participate. Durable devices are defined as those devices that are capable of allowing patient discharge with the device in place. Devices are defined on a country by country basis. The registry will record pre-implant patient information, device information and will track the major post implant clinical events.
Data Coordinating Center
The Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for the IMACS Registry is Kirklin Solutions. Kirklin Solutions hosts the database and manages the collection and analysis of the data. Questions about the IMACS Registry and the data submission process may be directed to info@kirso-admin.net.
Registry Resources
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IMACS Standard Operating Procedure
The purpose of this document is to describe the steps of research projects, and the expectations that the process to be fully collaborative and to result in a publication.
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IMACS Data Access Request Form
Also referred to as Exhibit A in the IMACS Standard Operating Procedure, an IMACS Data Access Request Form must be submitted for all proposals requiring the use or analysis of IMACS Registry data.
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IMACS De-Identified Data Set Data Use Agreement (DUA)
Also referred to as Exhibit C in the IMACS Standard Operating Procedure, a signed Data Use Agreement (DUA) is required in order for the IMACS Registry to provide the deidentified dataset derived from the IMACS Registry.
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IMACS Proposal Timeline & Tasks
Also referred to as Exhibit B in the IMACS Standard Operating Procedure, this document includes the timelines and tasks for DCC analysis and De-Identified Database analysis.
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Questions?
Contact Olivia Penninger at +1-312-224-1253 or send an email to olivia.penninger@ishlt.org.