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Nevertheless, the shortage of donors and subsequent outcomes question its place as a rescue strategy. We aim to describe the prognosis of ES patients listed for HTx but not transplanted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients registered on urgent HTx waiting list for refractory ES without being transplanted during initial hospitalization were retrospectively included in five French centres from 2010 to 2022. The primary endpoint was 1-year all-cause mortality. Forty patients were included [90% men; 56.5 (50.0\u201361.3) years old; 63.6% and 24.2% dilated and ischaemic cardiomyopathies]. Among them, 84.6% received amiodarone, 64.1% received beta-blockers; 50.0% required deep sedation, 35.0% mechanical circulatory support, 10.0% stellate ganglion block; and 57.5% underwent catheter ablation. At 1 year, 20 patients (50.0%) died, including 14 in-hospital deaths (35.0%). Within six patients who died post-discharge, four previously underwent HTx, and one received VAD implantation. Twenty patients (50.0%) were still alive at 1 year: 10 underwent HTx, 1 received VAD implantation followed by subsequent HTx, while another underwent VAD implantation as destination therapy. Finally, five (12.5%) were removed from the HTx waiting list due to functional improvement, distinguished by a median LVEF of 45.0% (20.0%\u201345.0%). The remaining three patients (7.5%) were still registered on HTx waiting list.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Refractory ES is a critical condition with high short- and long-term mortality. While HTx serves as a rescue strategy, rhythm management can sometimes overcome the critical phase, facilitating subsequent HTx under more favourable conditions or even allowing removal from the HTx waiting list.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ehf2.15122","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,4]],"date-time":"2025-03-04T06:44:57Z","timestamp":1741070697000},"page":"1583-1593","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Long-Term Outcomes of Electrical Storm Patients Listed for Urgent Heart Transplantation but not Transplanted Acutely"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Miloud","family":"Cherbi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Electrophysiology Department, University Hospital Toulouse , Toulouse ,","place":["France"]},{"name":"Universit\u00e9 Paul Sabatier - Toulouse III , Toulouse ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philippe","family":"Maury","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Electrophysiology Department, University Hospital Toulouse , Toulouse ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"L\u00e9a","family":"Benabou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Electrophysiology Department, H\u00f4pital Cardiologique du Haut L\u00e9v\u00eaque, University Hospital of Bordeaux , Pessac ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maxime","family":"Faure","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cardiology Department, Heart Failure Unit, H\u00f4pital Cardiologique du Haut L\u00e9v\u00eaque, University Hospital of Bordeaux , Pessac ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matteo","family":"Pozzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac Surgery, Louis Pradel Cardiologic Hospital , Lyon ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laurent","family":"Sebbag","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Louis Pradel Cardiologic Hospital , Lyon ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Estelle","family":"Gandjbakhch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Assistance Publique-H\u00f4pitaux de Paris, Piti\u00e9-Salp\u00eatri\u00e8re Hospital, Institute of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiometabolism and Nutrition , Paris ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Karim","family":"Benali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Electrophysiology Department, H\u00f4pital Cardiologique du Haut L\u00e9v\u00eaque, University Hospital of Bordeaux , Pessac ,","place":["France"]},{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Saint-Etienne University Hospital, Jean-Monnet University , Saint-Etienne ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pierre","family":"Groussin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHU Rennes, Rennes University, LTSI UMR Inserm 1099, CIC Inserm 1414 , Rennes ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Redwane","family":"Rakza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHU Rennes, Rennes University, LTSI UMR Inserm 1099, CIC Inserm 1414 , Rennes ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raphael P.","family":"Martins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHU Rennes, Rennes University, LTSI UMR Inserm 1099, CIC Inserm 1414 , Rennes ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cl\u00e9ment","family":"Delmas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e9 Paul Sabatier - 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