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Survival after HTX by FEV1/FVC and FEV1.
Notes: Overview of posttransplant survival stratified by FEV1/FVC and FEV1. Patients with an FEV1/FVC ≥0.70 had the best 1-, 2-, and 5-year follow-up survival after HTX, whereas patients with an FEV1/FVC <0.70 and an FEV1 <50% showed the worst 1-, 2-, and 5-year follow-up survival after HTX.
Abbreviations: FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1/FCV, Tiffeneau index; HTX, heart transplantation.
