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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In the DC, mortality (n = 80) was higher in older patients (odds ratio [OR] : 1. 3, 95 % confidence interval [CI] : 1. 1 to 1. 7 per 10 years), those with greater hypoalbuminemia (OR : 0. 49, 95 % CI : 0. 31 to 0. 76 per mg/dl of albumin), renal dysfunction (OR : 2. 1, 95 % CI : 1. 4 to 3. 2 per mg/dl creatinine), coagulopathy (OR : 3. 1, 95 % CI : 1. 7 to 5. 8 per international normalized ratio unit), and in those receiving LVAD support at less experienced centers (OR : 2. 2, 95 % CI : 1. 2 to 4. 4 for < 15 trial patients).