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  • Title: A long wait: how nurses can help patients through the transplantation pathway.
    Author: Castle H, Jones I.
    Journal: Prof Nurse; 2004 Aug; 19(12):37-9. PubMed ID: 15971874.
    Abstract:
    Heart transplants are a proven effective therapy for selected patients with end-stage congestive heart failure. But selecting patients, waiting, receiving and recovery can be a long and anxious process. This article provides an overview of heart transplantation and the nurse's role in helping the patient during this time.
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