Pretransplant Coagulopathy and In‐hospital Outcomes Among Heart Transplant Recipients: A Propensity‐Matched Nationwide Inpatient Sample Study

ConclusionsIn this national study of HT recipients, pretransplant coagulopathy was common, increased over time, and was not significantly associated with post‐HT graft complications or increased hospital stay. However, it was associated with increased bleeding risk, in‐hospital mortality, and total hospital charges. These findings may have implications for the selection of patients for HT.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - January 1, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Marjan Mujib, Neel Khanna, Nabila K. Mazumder, Wilbert S. Aronow, Dhaval Kolte, Sahil Khera, Chandrasekar Palaniswamy, Diwakar Jain, Gregg M. Lanier, Sachin Sule, Ali Ahmed, Wayne C. Levy, Sumanth D. Prabhu, Howard A. Cooper, Julio A. Panza, Alan L. Gass, Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research