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Long-term outcomes of patients bridged to recovery versus patients bridged to transplantation
Emma J. Birks, FRCP, PhD, Robert S. George, MRCS, Ashi Firouzi, RN, Gavin Wright, FRCA, Toufan Bahrami, FRCS, Magdi H. Yacoub, FRS, Asghar Khaghani, FRCS The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 144, Issue 1, Pages (July 2012) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 Diagnoses at implantation in bridge to recovery (BTR) vs bridge to transplantation (BTT) group. DCM, Dilated cardiomyopathy; IHD, ischemic heart disease; HOCM, hyperobstructive cardiomyopathy; ARVD, arrythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; VSD, ventricular septal device. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Figure 2 Actuarial survival of explanted (n = 40) compared with transplanted (n = 52) groups. BTR, Bridge to recovery; BTT, bridge to transplant. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Figure 3 A, Freedom from death or transplantation for explanted (n = 40) compared with death or need for ventricular assist device (VAD) support for transplanted (n = 52) group. B, Freedom from death or transplantation for explanted (n = 40) compared with death or need for VAD support for transplanted (n = 52) group, excluding noncardiac death (ie, excluding deaths from lung carcinoma and paracetemol overdose in the bridge to recovery [BTR] group and from motor neuron disease in the bridge to transplantation [BTT] group). NS, Not significant. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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