Child-Turcotte-Pugh versus MELD-XI identify distinct high-risk populations for heart transplantation following ventricular assist device placement.
Emily A LevenAhmed T KurdiUsha GovindarajuluThomas SchianoSean PinneyJames F CrismalePublished in: Clinical transplantation (2022)
Patients with relatively low MELD-XI scores with discordantly high CTP classification may be a distinct subset for whom MELD-XI underestimates the risk of mortality after heart transplantation compared to CTP.