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
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- heart failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass
- type diabetes
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiovascular disease
- bone marrow
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- free survival
- patient reported