March 1, 1999Current Opinion in Cardiology
The role of exercise-based prognosticating algorithms in the selection of patients for heart transplantation
Why the study?
What is the role of exercise testing in the risk stratification and selection of ambulatory heart failure patients for heart transplantation?
Population
Ambulatory patients with heart failure being considered for heart transplantation
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May guide ambulatory HF transplant selection; leaves open prospective validation of thresholds and outcomes.
Structured PICO
What is the role of exercise testing in the risk stratification and selection of ambulatory heart failure patients for heart transplantation?
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Population
Ambulatory patients with heart failure being considered for heart transplantation
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Intervention
Exercise testing and exercise-based prognosticating algorithms
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Outcome
Risk stratification and selection for heart transplantation
This review highlights the importance of exercise testing in evaluating cardiovascular reserve and peripheral maladaptations to guide patient selection for heart transplantation.
Cite This Study
Beniaminovitz et al. (1999) studied this question.