| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2973516 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Carefully selected diabetic patients can be successfully bridged to transplantation using LVADs with comparable outcomes to non-diabetic patients. Reasons for diminished post-transplant survival in this cohort are unclear and necessitate the conductance of multi-institutional studies to evaluate outcomes.
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Authors
Veli K. MD, Nicholas C. MD, Timothy P. MD, Faisal H. MD, Judy F. BA, Lorraine M. BA, Ayesha F. MD, Fabio MD, Mehmet C. MD, Yoshifumi MD, PhD,