Posttransplant Outcomes Among Septuagenarians Bridged to Transplantation With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Background A bridge to transplant strategy with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device is increasingly being offered to older patients. However, the upper patient age limit has not been defined. Methods The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) database was used to identify 21,258 heart t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2017-01, Vol.103 (1), p.41-48
Hauptverfasser:	Fukuhara, Shinichi, MD, Takeda, Koji, MD, PhD, Blair, Alexander, MS, Kurlansky, Paul A., MD, Takayama, Hiroo, MD, PhD, Naka, Yoshifumi, MD, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Cardiothoracic Surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Failure - mortality Heart Failure - surgery Heart Transplantation - methods Heart-Assist Devices Humans Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Surgery Survival Rate - trends Time Factors Tissue Donors Treatment Outcome United States - epidemiology Young Adult
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