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Ventricular assist devices and middle age reduce heart transplantation rates for waitlist candidates

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Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are commonly employed as a bridge to transplantation for heart failure. The full effects of VADs on transplantation rates are not fully understood. We sought to… Click to show full abstract

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are commonly employed as a bridge to transplantation for heart failure. The full effects of VADs on transplantation rates are not fully understood. We sought to compare transplantation rates stratified by age and VAD status.

Keywords: heart; transplantation rates; age; assist devices; transplantation; ventricular assist

Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2020

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