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. 2026 Jan 15.
doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002646. Online ahead of print.

Impact of Baseline Renal Function on Waitlist Outcomes in Patients Supported With Impella as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation

Apoorva Gangavelli  1 , Rebecca S Steinberg  1 , Daniel Mathew  1 , Krishan Patel  2 , Clayton J Rust  3 , Alanna A Morris  4 , Joshua L Chan  3
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Impact of Baseline Renal Function on Waitlist Outcomes in Patients Supported With Impella as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation

Apoorva Gangavelli et al. ASAIO J. .
No abstract available

Keywords: BTT; Impella; renal dysfunction.

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Disclosure: The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

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