Impact of 2018 allocation system change on outcomes in patients with durable left ventricular assist device as bridge to transplantation: A UNOS registry analysis.
Nicholas R HessLuke A ZieglerMary E KeeblerGavin W HickeyDavid J KaczorowskiPublished in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (2023)
The 2018 heart allocation policy has conferred no significant impact on overall survival from the time of initial waitlisting among durable LVAD-supported candidates. Similarly, the cumulative incidence of transplantation and waitlist mortality have also been largely unchanged. For those undergoing transplantation, a higher degree of post-transplant morbidity was observed, though survival was not impacted.