Implementation of Heart Transplantation Program to Advanced Heart Failure Patients in Brazil.
Curr Heart Fail Rep
; 16(1): 7-11, 2019 02.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30712146
PURPOSE: Heart transplantation is the gold standard treatment for advanced heart failure. Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), despite being a good option for these patients, are not quite available in developing countries. Time spent in heart transplant waiting list has increased lately even in regions where the number of transplants has also risen showing that a new strategy should be sought. RECENT FINDINGS: Transplant process organization combined with multidisciplinary work are linked to better outcomes while improvement in donor's care and in pre-transplant evaluation might be opportunities to change the long waiting list scenario. For the first time in Brazil, a survey with the most expressive heart transplant centers has been made, which allows an overview of treatment of advanced heart failure in a developing country. We also described a model of heart transplant team, which has proved to be a success when compared to the largest heart transplant centers in Latin America.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde
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Listas de Espera
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Transplante de Coração
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Sysrev_observational_studies
Aspecto:
Implementation_research
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Heart Fail Rep
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos