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Trends in Mechanical Circulatory Support utilization, Left Ventricular Assist Device implantation and Transplant during Cardiogenic Shock Hospitalizations, after the New Heart Allocation Policy
2024-10-24
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<h4>Background</h4> In October 2018, a new heart allocation policy was implemented to risk stratify patients listed for transplant, prioritizing patients supported with temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS). The policy changes may have had an impact on the management of cardiogenic shock (CS). We sought to determine the changes in use of temporary MCS, durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and tra...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a68e3a71-e5cf-5610-8646-2006ef791363
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.10.23.24316025
