Journal article
Predictors of 1-year mortality in heart transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: A systematic summary of the observational studies informing heart transplant guideline recommendations for selection of candidates and donors has thus far been unavailable. We performed a meta-analysis to better understand the impact of such known risk factors.
METHODS: We systematically searched and meta-analysed the association between known pretransplant factor and 1-year mortality identified by multivariable regression models. …
Authors
Foroutan F; Alba AC; Guyatt G; Duero Posada J; Ng Fat Hing N; Arseneau E; Meade M; Hanna S; Badiwala M; Ross H
Journal
Heart, Vol. 104, No. 2,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
January 2018
DOI
10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311435
ISSN
1355-6037