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Editorial
. 2020 Aug;36(Suppl 2):159-165.
doi: 10.1007/s12055-020-00987-0. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

Heart transplantation in India-are we there yet?

Komarakshi Balakrishnan  1
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Editorial

Heart transplantation in India-are we there yet?

Komarakshi Balakrishnan. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Challenges in heart transplantation; Heart transplant; India; Mechanical circulatory support.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interestThe author declares that there are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Trends, over time, of organ donations and heart transplants in Tamil Nadu
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Map of India showing states with organ donation programmes
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Annual heart transplant numbers in the country
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Interagency registry for mechanically assisted circulatory support. INTERMACS status of patients referred for transplant
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Kaplan-Meir estimation of medium-term survival of the first 168 heart transplant recipients in our series
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Kaplan-Meir survival curve stratified by INTERMACS category
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Cox regression analysis of effect of INTERMACS category on survival after heart transplant
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The box plot clearly shows the changes in the median ischemic time over two time periods. The whiskers of the plot show the minimum and maximum values and the edges of the box represent the 25th and 75th percentiles. The horizontal line is the median value or the 50th percentile
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Kaplan-Meir survival curve stratified by ischemic time
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Graph shows the trends in the country in the usage of implantable pumps (CFVAD) and short-term pumps (CENTRIMAG)
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