title: Arrhythmogenic mortality in heart-transplant candidates.
abstract: Sudden cardiac death represents a major problem in patients awaiting heart transplantation (HTx). A retrospective analysis of 1019 patients accepted for HTx revealed a high actuarial risk for sudden death accounting to 14% after 1 year and 20% after 2 years waiting time. Underlying disease and hemodynamic characteristics had no predictive value. The use of implantable cardioverter/defibrillator therapy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Fieguth
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wahlers
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Trappe
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Borst
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000401:mortality*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies