Characteristics of patients on the waiting list for heart transplantation
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Spontaneous clinical and hemodynamic improvement in patients on waiting list for heart transplantation.
Heart transplantation is currently the most effective therapy for patients with severe heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy, although long-term survival without transplantation has been described in a few patients. We have identified five patients with severe heart failure who experienced a significant clinical and hemodynamic improvement while they were waiting for heart transplantation...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cor et Vasa
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0010-8650,1803-7712
DOI: 10.33678/cor.2010.041