Clinical outcomes of older adults listed for heart transplantation in the United States

Autor: Naga Vaishnavi Gadela, William L. Baker, Sabeena Arora, Douglas L. Jennings, Jonathan Hammond, Ayyaz Ali, David A. Baran, Kathir Balakumaran, A. Scatola, Jason Gluck, Abhishek Jaiswal, Joseph Radojevic
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:2507-2517
ISSN: 1532-5415
0002-8614
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17271
Popis: OBJECTIVE To examine if older age (>70 years) should be a relative contraindication for heart transplantation, we evaluated the characteristics and outcomes of patients with age ≥70 years listed for heart transplantation; and whether post-transplantation survival was inferior to younger counterparts. DESIGN Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING The scientific registry of transplant recipients (SRTR). PARTICIPANTS Adults (≥18 years) listed for heart transplantation in the SRTR between 2000 and 2018. INTERVENTIONS Heart transplantation. MEASUREMENTS Characteristics and outcomes were compared for adults ≥70 years and
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