Ventricular assist devices and middle age reduce heart transplantation rates for waitlist candidates
ConclusionsThere is a statistically significant reduced rate of transplantation for patients with a VAD compared with those without a VAD, with the lowest rate among those of ages 45 to 65 years with a VAD. The increasing prevalence of this demographic and the deprioritization of VADs in the new heart allocation criteria have the potential to further exacerbate this difference.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: James J. Whitbread,
Eric W. Etchill,
Katherine A. Giuliano,
Alejandro I. Suarez āPierre,
Jennifer S. Lawton,
Steven Hsu,
Chun W. Choi,
Robert S. D. Higgins,
Ahmet Kilic Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
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