Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes and Strategy 5 Years from Heart Transplant Allocation Score Change
Jacob Agronin,
Meredith Brown,
Hannah Calvelli
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) adopted new criteria for the heart allocation score on 10/18/2018 to reflect changing trends of candidates’ mortality while awaiting transplant. We examined the impact of these policy changes on rates of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation and outcomes posttransplant from a relatively newer UNOS database.MethodsThe UNOS registry was used to identify first-time adult heart recipients with LVAD at listing or transplant who underwent transplanta… Show more
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