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. 2018 Nov 6;72(19):2408-2409.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.097.

Decline of Increased Risk Donor Offers on Waitlist Survival in Heart Transplantation

Michael S Mulvihill, Morgan L Cox, Muath Bishawi, Asishana A Osho, Babatunde A Yerokun, Cameron R Wolfe, Adam D DeVore, Chetan B Patel, Matthew G Hartwig, Carmelo A Milano, Jacob N Schroder

Decline of Increased Risk Donor Offers on Waitlist Survival in Heart Transplantation

Michael S Mulvihill et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
No abstract available

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FIGURE 1. Outcomes for Heart Transplant Candidates Following Receipt of an Increased Risk Donor Offer
(A) Competing risks outcomes for heart transplant candidates following decline of increased risk donor (IRD) offer. Time 0 represents the time of offer. (B) Analysis of adjusted restricted mean survival time (RMST) (blue).
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