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. 2018 Sep 27;10:1359–1369. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S171929

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Survival after HTX by FEV1/FVC (Kaplan–Meier estimator).

Notes: Patients with an FEV1/FVC <0.70 showed a statistically significant inferior 5-year posttransplant survival in comparison with patients with an FEV1/FVC ≥0.70 (P<0.01).

Abbreviations: FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1/FCV, Tiffeneau index; HTX, heart transplantation.