Association of heart failure duration with clinical prognosis in advanced heart failure

Little is known about the prognostic impact of heart failure (HF) duration in patients with advanced HF. A total of 109 consecutive patients with advanced HF referred to the institutional heart transplant program between July 2014 and December 2017 were prospectively enrolled. The patients were divided into two groups according to the HF duration using a pre-specified cutoff (> 18 months, n = 38; ≤ 18 months, n = 71). The Cox proportional...