Morbidity and Mortality in Heart Transplant Candidates Supported With Mechanical Circulatory Support: Is Reappraisal of the Current United Network for Organ Sharing Thoracic Organ Allocation Policy Justified?

BACKGROUND: Survival of patients on left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) has improved. We examined the differences in risk of adverse outcomes between LVAD-supported and medically managed candidates on the heart transplant waiting list. METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed mortality and morbidity in...

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Autori principali: Wever-Pinzon, Omar, Drakos, Stavros G., Kfoury, Abdallah G., Nativi, Jose N., Gilbert, Edward M., Everitt, Melanie, Alharethi, Rami, Brunisholz, Kim, Bader, Feras M., Li, Dean Y., Selzman, Craig H., Stehlik, Josef
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2012
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3752367/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23271796
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.100123
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