Advanced medical therapy does not render heart transplantation obsolete for ambulatory end-stage heart failure patients: a debate.
Copeland
J G
JG
University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, Arizona 85724-5071, USA. jgc@u.arizona.edu
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D005082:Physical Exertion; D015996:Survival Rate; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology