International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 162-164, 14 August 2009

Predictors of all-cause mortality for patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy listed for heart transplantation

From the Division of Cardiology, Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto Medical School, Brazil

Received 23 December 2007; received in revised form 10 April 2008; accepted 23 April 2008. published online 24 July 2008.

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.

Keywords: Heart transplantation, Chagas' cardiomyopathy, American Trypanosomiasis, Outcome, Predictors

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00618-9

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.034

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 162-164, 14 August 2009

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