Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Patients Supported With a Left Ventricular Assist Device: An Analysis of the UNOS Database (United Network for Organ Sharing) [Original Articles]

Conclusions—
Freedom from waitlist death or delisting was not affected by SES. Patients with a higher SES had an increased unadjusted risk of waitlist mortality during LVAD support, which was mitigated by adjusting for increased comorbid conditions. Low SES was associated with worse post-HT outcomes. Further study is needed to confirm and understand a differential effect of SES on post-transplant outcomes that was not seen during LVAD support before HT.

Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - October 6, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Clerkin, K. J., Garan, A. R., Wayda, B., Givens, R. C., Yuzefpolskaya, M., Nakagawa, S., Takeda, K., Takayama, H., Naka, Y., Mancini, D. M., Colombo, P. C., Topkara, V. K. Tags: Heart Failure, Ethics and Policy, Mortality/Survival Original Articles Source Type: research