Abstract Background: Heart transplant is the main therapeutic alternative for advanced heart failure patients. Several risk factors affect these patients’ survival; however, few studies about the topic are available in Brazil. Objectives: To review the survival rates of heart transplant patients in the Brazilian Public Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS) between 2000 and 2015. Methods: This is a non-concurrent, open cohort study, involving cardiac transplant patients in Brazil. The cumulative survival probability was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier […]