1. Long-term outcomes of patients bridged to recovery versus patients bridged to transplantation 
Emma J. Birks, FRCP, PhD, Robert S. George, MRCS, Ashi Firouzi, RN, Gavin Wright, FRCA, Toufan Bahrami, FRCS, Magdi H. Yacoub, FRS, Asghar Khaghani, FRCS 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 144, Issue 1, Pages (July 2012)
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2. Figure 1
Diagnoses at implantation in bridge to recovery (BTR) vs bridge to transplantation (BTT) group. DCM, Dilated cardiomyopathy; IHD, ischemic heart disease; HOCM, hyperobstructive cardiomyopathy; ARVD, arrythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; VSD, ventricular septal device.
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3. Figure 2
Actuarial survival of explanted (n = 40) compared with transplanted (n = 52) groups. BTR, Bridge to recovery; BTT, bridge to transplant.
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4. Figure 3
A, Freedom from death or transplantation for explanted (n = 40) compared with death or need for ventricular assist device (VAD) support for transplanted (n = 52) group. B, Freedom from death or transplantation for explanted (n = 40) compared with death or need for VAD support for transplanted (n = 52) group, excluding noncardiac death (ie, excluding deaths from lung carcinoma and paracetemol overdose in the bridge to recovery [BTR] group and from motor neuron disease in the bridge to transplantation [BTT] group). NS, Not significant.
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