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August 19, 2025The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatricsOpen Access

Critical predictors of heart transplant necessity in children with advanced DCM

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ZWZubo WuWuhan Union Hospital JSJiawei ShiUnion Hospital HHHui HuangUnion Hospital

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Analysis identifies key factors for cardiac transplantation necessity in pediatric patients with advanced dilated cardiomyopathy, highlighting significant indicators of heart failure severity.

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Higher New York Heart Association class was significantly linked with the need for heart transplantation in children, indicating advanced heart failure severity.
The presence of ascites and left ventricular non-compaction correlated significantly with increased likelihood of needing a transplant, emphasizing the need for close monitoring.
Competing risks and multivariable modeling facilitated the identification of critical predictors for transplantation necessity in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy.
Despite some clinical differences, no significant disparities in biochemical markers were found between transplant and non-transplant groups, suggesting alternative assessment routes.

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Wu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af55d8ad7bf08b1eadc73d https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-025-02111-7

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Analysis identifies key factors for cardiac transplantation necessity in pediatric patients with advanced dilated cardiomyopathy, highlighting significant indicators of heart failure severity.

Critical predictors of heart transplant necessity in children with advanced DCM

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Critical predictors of heart transplant necessity in children with advanced DCM

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