Actual situation in eurotransplant regarding high urgent heart transplantation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 609-611

  Smits, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a EUROTRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Heart allocation score; Heart transplantation; Ventricular assist device; Waiting list mortality

Indexed keywords

DONOR; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART GRAFT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MASS DISASTER; NEUROSURGERY; ORGAN DONOR; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EUROPE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84873150166     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs424     Document Type: Editorial

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