New prioritization of heart transplant candidates on mechanical circulatory support in an era of severe donor shortage

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 989-996

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

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Device related complications; Donor heart allocation system; Heart transplantation; Mechanical circulatory support; Medical urgency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; SURVIVAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOGENESIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DONOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DONORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 78651231878     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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