1. Optimal timing of cardiac transplantation after ventricular assist device implantation 
James S Gammie, MD, Leah B Edwards, PhD, Bartley P Griffith, MD, Richard N Pierson, MD, Lana Tsao, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 127, Issue 6, Pages (June 2004)
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2. Figure 1
Type of VAD.
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3. Figure 2
Effect of time between VAD implantation and transplantation on posttransplantation mortality.
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4. Figure 3
Effect of recipient serum creatinine and total bilirubin levels on posttransplantation mortality.
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5. Figure 4
Death or removal from the transplantation list during VAD support. *Days of device support, or days since listing if device implanted prior to listing.
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6. Figure 5
Outcomes on the waiting list for patients with a VAD at listing: adult waiting-list additions from October 25, 1999, to December 31, 2001.
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