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. 2017 Jan;9(1):205–210. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.01.10

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of adult LVAD recipients who bridged to heart transplantation.

Demographics Data (n=39)
Male (%) 31 (79.5)
Female (%) 8 (20.5)
FPHC (%) 10 (25.6)
   Male (%) 10 (100.0)
Age at LVAD placement (years) 53.9±14.5
Etiology of cardiomyopathy (%)
   Ischemic 23 (59.0)
   Non-ischemic 14 (35.9)
   Mixed or unknown 2 (5.1)
Type of LVAD (%)
   HMII 32 (82.1)
   HW 4 (10.3)
   VentrAssist 3 (7.7)

LVAD, left ventricular assist device; FPHC, false-positive hepatitis C antibody; HMII, HeartMate II; HW, HeartWare.