TEMPORAL TRENDS AND CLINICAL CORRELATES OF ICD IMPLANTATION AMONGST PATIENTS ACTIVELY LISTED FOR HEART TRANSPLANTATION

Autor: Kashan Syed Abidi, Selcuk Adabag, Ziad Taimeh, M. Chadi Alraies, Monica Colvin-Adams, Sue Duval, Kairav Vakil
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (10):A455
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(15)60455-7
Popis: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation between listing and heart transplantation (HT) is associated with improved rates of survival to transplantation. We examined the temporal trends and clinical correlates of ICD implantation practices amongst HT candidates who do not have ICDs
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