Destiny of candidates for heart transplantation in the Eurotransplant heart allocation system

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 301-306

  Komoda, Takeshi ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a   Lehmkuhl, Hans B ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circulatory assist devices; Heart failure; Heart failure operations; Heart transplantation; Left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 46949084262     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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