Contemporary outcomes of outpatients referred for cardiac transplantation evaluation to a tertiary heart failure center: impact of surgical alternatives

The growing epidemic of congestive heart failure in the setting of limited donor-organ availability has mandated continued development and increased utilization of medical and surgical alternatives to cardiac transplantation. We sought to assess current disposition and outcomes of patients recently referred for transplant evaluation to a single high-throughput tertiary referral center.We performed a retrospective observational review of...