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1 Identifying patients for advanced heart failure therapy by screening patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: A pilot study  Stanislava Zabarovskaja, MD, Fredrik Gadler, MD, PhD, Anders Gabrielsen, MD, PhD, Cecilia Linde, MD, PhD, Lars H. Lund, MD, PhD  The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation  Volume 32, Issue 6, Pages (June 2013) DOI: /j.healun Copyright © 2013 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Flow chart shows cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients screened for heart transplantation (HTx) and left ventricular assist device (LVAD). BTT, bridge-to-transplant; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DT, destination therapy; HF, heart failure; NYHA, New York Heart Association. *These 30 patients had ICD for other indications. #Patients with contraindication. Listed contraindications are not mutually exclusive. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation  , DOI: ( /j.healun ) Copyright © 2013 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Terms and Conditions


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