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. 2021 Sep 7;10(17):e020146.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.020146. Epub 2021 Sep 1.

Imbalance in Heart Transplant to Heart Failure Mortality Ratio by Sex

Khadijah Breathett  1 , Shannon M Knapp  2 , Molly Carnes  3 , Elizabeth Calhoun  4 , Nancy K Sweitzer  1
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Imbalance in Heart Transplant to Heart Failure Mortality Ratio by Sex

Khadijah Breathett et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Breathett has research funding from Women As One Escalator Award; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute K01HL142848, R25HL126146 subaward 11692sc, and L30HL148881; University of Arizona Health Sciences, Strategic Priorities Faculty Initiative Grant; University of Arizona, Sarver Heart Center, Novel Research Project Award in the Area of Cardiovascular Disease and Medicine, Anthony and Mary Zoia Research Award; and American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines Young Investigator Database Seed Grant Award. Dr Carnes's research on scientific workforce diversity is funded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences R35GM122557. The remaining authors have no disclosures to report.

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