Abstract |
This study sought to determine independent predictors of all-cause mortality for patients with Chagas' disease heart failure listed for heart transplantation. Need of inotropic support (p=0.01; hazard ratio=14.68, 95% Confidence Interval 1.86 to 115.82) and the Transpulmonary Gradient (p=0.02; HR=1.15, 95% Confidence Interval 1.03 to 1.30) were established independent predictors of all-cause mortality.
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Authors | Jorge A Dib, Reinaldo B Bestetti, Paula F Freitas, Tatiana A D Theodoropoulos, Augusto Cardinalli-Neto, José A Cordeiro |
Journal | International journal of cardiology
(Int J Cardiol)
Vol. 136
Issue 2
Pg. 162-4
(Aug 14 2009)
ISSN: 1874-1754 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 18649959
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Brazil
(epidemiology)
- Chagas Cardiomyopathy
(mortality, surgery)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Heart Transplantation
(statistics & numerical data)
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Middle Aged
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Waiting Lists
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