… Careful analyses of the effect of these patient selection criteria on outcomes in prior trials …
trials from a patient selection perspective and appraise trial patient selection methodologies in …

… of patient selection that have an impact on postimplant survival. … the consequences of a less
rigorous patient selection. … in mechanically supported advanced heart failure patients. The …

… to use of LVADs in a much broader population of patients in the last 10 years. The aim of this
… for HF patients, is to describe current standards for patient selection and management with …

… from the current era, and 184 patients who underwent transplantation were studied. Heart
failure patients within each era were classified a priori, based on peak Vo 2 , into three groups: …

… , which shows the patient selection criteria of our hospital for MC implantation. Patients with
severe … Therefore, we think that our results may help to establish criteria for patient selection. …

… The key to improving outcomes is patient selection, but the field is changing rapidly and …
improving patient outcomes after LVAD is careful patient selection. Reviews of patient selection…

… in patients with severe heart failure, (2) discuss therapeutic options for patients with heart
failure who … that may improve the prognosis of patients with severe heart failure, and (4) provide …

… heart failure be defined as the presence of progressive and/or persistent severe signs and
symptoms of heart failure … optimal strategies for patient selection and medical decision making…

… all patients and thus did not constitute consistent selection criteria… in the patients’ and families’
stories about heart failure that … idea of how patients and families adjust to heart failure and …

… The selection of a primary end point is an important step in a … the use of composite outcomes
in heart failure trials, give … been defined and used in heart failure drug and device trials. …