Frequency and impact of delayed decisions regarding heart transplantation on long-term outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure.

Lewis, Eldrin F; Tsang, Sui W; Fang, James C; Mudge, Gilbert H; Jarcho, John A; Flavell, Carol M; Nohria, Anju; Givertz, Michael M; Couper, Gregory S; Byrne, John G; Warner Stevenson, Lynne

Lewis, Eldrin F; Tsang, Sui W; Fang, James C; Mudge, Gilbert H; Jarcho, John A; Flavell, Carol M; Nohria, Anju; Givertz, Michael M; Couper, Gregory S; Byrne, John G; Warner Stevenson, Lynne.

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Lewis EF; Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. eflewis@partners.org

J Am Coll Cardiol ; 43(5): 794-802, 2004 Mar 03.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14998619

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Heart Failure/surgery; Heart Transplantation/statistics & numerical data; Patient Selection; Waiting Lists; Decision Making; Disease Progression; Eligibility Determination; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Failure/mortality; Heart Transplantation/standards; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prospective Studies; Survival Analysis; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Waiting Lists / Heart Transplantation / Patient Selection / Heart Failure Type of study: Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Am Coll Cardiol Year: 2004 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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