Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2873947 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Long-term outcomes are generally not affected by the status 1A listing criteria for patients bridged to transplant with LVADs. However, the subset of patients with device infection had worse 1-year and 10-year posttransplant survival. Bridge to transplant patients, despite serious device-related complications, still have excellent transplant outcomes.
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Authors
Aaron H. MD, Bradley C. MS, Stavros G. MD, PhD, Josef MD, Craig H. MD,