Prior Sternotomy and Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Do Not Adversely Impact Survival or Allograft Function After Heart Transplantation Ann C. Gaffey, MD, Emily C. Phillips, BA, Jessica Howard, BS, George Hung, BA, Jason Han, BS, Robert Emery, BS, Lee Goldberg, MD, Michael A. Acker, MD, Y. Joseph Woo, MD, Pavan Atluri, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 100, Issue 2, Pages 542-549 (August 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.093 Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Distribution of the United Network for Organ Sharing status at the time of transplantation for patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation stratified into virgin chest (VC; green bars), bridge to transplantation (BTT; red bars), and prior sternotomy (PS; blue bars) cohorts. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 100, 542-549DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.093) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier survival analysis for patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation grouped by virgin chest (VC; green line), bridge to transplantation (BTT; red line), and prior sternotomy (PS; blue line). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 100, 542-549DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.093) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions