Prognostic implications of one-year left ventricular systolic function after heart transplantation.
BACKGROUND The role of donor left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at heart procurement has been extensively studied. However, there remain scarce data on how 1-year post-heart transplant (HTx) LVEF affects recipient outcomes. Our study seeks to address this gap. METHODOLOGY The OPTN database was analyzed for adu...