Waiting list and post-transplant outcome in Sweden after national centralization of heart transplant surgery.
Grunde GjesdalRebecca Tremain RylanceNiklas BerghGöran DellgrenOscar Ö BraunJohan NilssonPublished in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (2024)
This nationwide study examined patients listed for and undergoing heart transplantation before and after the centralization of waiting lists and surgeries in Sweden. Waiting list mortality decreased, and 1-year post-transplantation survival was improved.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- minimally invasive
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- quality improvement
- coronary artery bypass
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- stem cells
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- mesenchymal stem cells
- patient reported
- bone marrow
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention