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Implications of cardiac resynchronization therapy and prophylactic defibrillator implantation among patients eligible for heart transplantation |
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| Authors: | Pedone Chiara Grigioni Francesco Boriani Giuseppe Lofiego Carla Vassallo Pier Luigi Potena Luciano Coccolo Fabio Magnani Gaia Biffi Mauro Martignani Cristian Frabetti Lorenzo Zannoli Romano Magelli Carlo Branzi Angelo |
| Affiliation: | Institute of Cardiology, University Hospital S. Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy. |
| 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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