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SUBMITTER: Bayes-Genis A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7215475 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bayes-Genis Antoni A Muñoz-Guijosa Christian C Santiago-Vacas Evelyn E Montero Santiago S García-García Cosme C Codina Pau P Núñez Julio J Lupón Josep J
European cardiology 20200201
For almost half a century, cardiac transplant has been the only long-term treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure. Implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have emerged as a new treatment option for advanced heart failure as destination therapy for patients either too old or not suitable for transplant. A meta-analysis presenting head-to-head comparisons of cardiac transplant versus LVAD as destination therapy (LVAD-DT) found no difference in 1-year mortality rates between ...[more]