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Heart Transplant vs Left Ventricular Assist Device in Heart Transplant-Eligible Patients
Matthew L. Williams, MD, Jaimin R. Trivedi, MD, MPH, Kelly C. McCants, MD, Sumanth D. Prabhu, MD, Emma J. Birks, MD, Laurie Oliver, RN, Mark S. Slaughter, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 91, Issue 5, Pages (May 2011) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 (A) Index hospital length of stay. (B) Days in hospital during ventricular assist device as bridge to transplant (BTT) or for heart transplant (HTx) support. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 Actuarial survival in patients who were bridged to transplantation (BTT) and who underwent heart transplantation (HTx). Causes of late death were system controller failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, or unknown. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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