title: Implications of cardiac resynchronization therapy and prophylactic defibrillator implantation among patients eligible for heart transplantation.
abstract: This study analyzed the relations and time-related changes in eligibility for cardiac resynchronization therapy and prophylactic defibrillator implantation in 161 potential candidates for heart transplantation. Although up to 62% of patients who fulfilled the severity criteria for heart transplantation were eligible for either device, this percentage increased as clinical/instrumental parameters of heart failure severity worsened.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiology, University Hospital S. Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedone
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grigioni
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boriani
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lofiego
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Vassallo
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Potena
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coccolo
authors.forename: Gaia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biffi
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martignani
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frabetti
authors.forename: Romano
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zannoli
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magelli
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Branzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome