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Reply Worse Post-Transplant Survival on Patients Bridged With LVAD in the New Heart Transplant Allocation System?
Mullan CW, Ahmad T. Reply Worse Post-Transplant Survival on Patients Bridged With LVAD in the New Heart Transplant Allocation System? JACC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 533-534. PMID: 34210393, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.05.003.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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Sex Differences in Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Devices for End-Stage Heart Failure
Gruen J, Caraballo C, Miller PE, McCullough M, Mezzacappa C, Ravindra N, Mullan CW, Reinhardt SW, Mori M, Velazquez E, Geirsson A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Sex Differences in Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Devices for End-Stage Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure 2020, 8: 770-779. PMID: 32653446, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsVentricular assist deviceClinical outcomesPotential underuseHigh riskAssist deviceEnd-stage heartWomen 65 yearsRisk of deathContinuous-flow LVADYears of ageAdvanced treatment optionsSex differencesHeart transplantationMultivariable adjustmentHeart failureHeart transplantSimilar incidenceTreatment optionsSimilar riskSurvival analysisLVADPatientsDevice malfunctionWomen