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AUTHOR
Mario C. Deng
Composite risk scores and depression as predictors of competing waiting-list outcomes: the Waiting for a New Heart Study
We evaluated two composite risk scores, (Heart Failure Survival Score, HFSS; German Transplant Society Score, GTSS), and depression as predictors of mortality and competing waiting-list outcomes [high-urgency transplantation (HU-HTx), elective transplantation, delisting because of clinical improvement] in 318 heart transplant (HTx) candidates (18% women; aged 53 ± 11 years) from 17 hospitals and newly registered with Eurotransplant. Demographic variables and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS) were assessed using questionnaires. Variables to compute HFSS and GTSS, age, medications, and outcomes were provided by Eurotransplant. At 12 months, 33 patients died, 83 received…
Patients' sex and emotional support as predictors of death and clinical deterioration in the Waiting for a New Heart Study: results from the 1-year follow-up
Context—Little is known about the role of patient's sex and emotional support in the prognosis of heart transplant candidates.Objective—To examine patient's sex and emotional support as predictors of outcomes in the Waiting for a New Heart Study.Design, Setting, and Participants—The Waiting for a New Heart Study is a prospective observational study of 318 patients (18% female) newly added to the waiting list for a heart transplant. Demographic, medical, psychosocial characteristics (including social support [ENRICHD Social Support Index; high vs low support]) were assessed at the time of wait-listing.Main Outcomes—Time until death/delisting due to deteriorated health, considering competing …