Implications of cardiac resynchronization therapy and prophylactic defibrillator implantation among patients eligible for heart transplantation
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2004
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Implications of cardiac resynchronization therapy and prophylactic defibrillator implantation among patients eligible for heart transplantation / Pedone, C.; Grigioni, F.; Boriani, Giuseppe; Lofiego, C.; Vassallo, P. L.; Potena, L.; Coccolo, F.; Magnani, G.; Biffi, M.; Martignani, C.; Frabetti, L.; Zannoli, R.; Magelli, C.; Branzi, A.. - In: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0002-9149. - 93:3(2004), pp. 371-373. [10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.024]
Abstract:
This study analyzed the relations and time-related changes in eligibility for cardiac resynchronization therapy and prophylactic defibrillator implantation in 161 potential candidates for heart transplantation. Although up to 62% of patients who fulfilled the severity criteria for heart transplantation were eligible for either device, this percentage increased as clinical/instrumental parameters of heart failure severity worsened.
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Adult; Aged; Eligibility Determination; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Defibrillators, Implantable; Electric Countershock; Heart Transplantation
Elenco autori:
Pedone, C.; Grigioni, F.; Boriani, Giuseppe; Lofiego, C.; Vassallo, P. L.; Potena, L.; Coccolo, F.; Magnani, G.; Biffi, M.; Martignani, C.; Frabetti, L.; Zannoli, R.; Magelli, C.; Branzi, A.
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