Ventricular Assist Devices or Inotropic Agents in Status 1A Patients? Survival Analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing Database

BACKGROUND: Improved outcomes as well as lack of donor hearts have increased the use of ventricular assist devices (VADs), rather than inotropic support, for bridging to transplantation. Recognizing that organ allocation in the highest status patients remains controversial, we sought to compare outc...

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Main Authors: Wozniak, Curtis J., Stehlik, Josef, Baird, Bradley C., McKellar, Stephen H., Song, Howard K., Drakos, Stavros G., Selzman, Craig H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976432/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24424016
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.077
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