Journal article
Validation of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation primary graft dysfunction instrument in heart transplantation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In 2014, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) developed a classification instrument for left ventricular (LV) and isolated right ventricular (RV) primary graft dysfunction post‒heart transplant. The instrument classifies LV-PGD as mild, moderate, or severe. In this study, we evaluated the predictive validity of this instrument.
METHODS: We conducted a cohort study of 412 consecutive patients …
Authors
Foroutan F; Alba AC; Stein M; Krakovsky J; Chien KGW; Chih S; Guyatt G; Ross H
Journal
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 260–266
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
3 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.healun.2018.12.007
ISSN
1053-2498