Changing Face of Heart Failure Surgery
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Tahir YAĞDI, Emrah OĞUZ, Çağatay ENGİN, Y. ENGIN, Sanem NALBANTGİL, Mehdi ZOGHİ, Mustafa ÖZBARAN
TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2012, vol 44, pp 1729-1731
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.05.049
Summary
Background. Heart failure is a serious disease ending with death if untreated. Although heart transplantation is the best therapy for end-stage heart failure, most candidates die in the waiting period due to the lack of donor organs. This condition represent a new era of heart failure surgery.