The impact of insurance type on listing status and wait‐list mortality of patients with left ventricular assist devices as bridge to transplantation
Abstract Aims Adequate health insurance coverage is necessary for heart transplantation (HT) candidates. Prior studies have suggested inferior outcomes post HT with public health insurance. We sought to evaluate the effects of insurance type on transplantation rates, listing status and mortality pri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-06-01
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| Series: | ESC Heart Failure |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12655 |