The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1295-1305.e4, May 2010

Bridge to transplant experience: Factors influencing survival to and after cardiac transplant

Presented at the 87th annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, May 5–9, 2007, Washington, DC.

  • Nicholas G. Smedira, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, Surgical Director, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue/J4-1, Cleveland, OH 44195.
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  • Katherine J. Hoercher, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Dustin Y. Yoon, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Lynne Klingman, MT, CHS

      Affiliations

    • Allogen Laboratories, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Eugene H. Blackstone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Received 3 May 2007; received in revised form 13 November 2009; accepted 7 December 2009.

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 D.Y.Y. supported by the American Heart Association Pre-doctoral Fellowship. E.H.B. supported in part by the Kenneth Gee and Paula Shaw, PhD, Chair in Heart Research.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01600-6

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.006

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1295-1305.e4, May 2010

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