There is no great progress in ABO-incompatible heart transplantation in adults, and only a
few cases are reported about the ABO-incompatible heart transplantation in children …

INTRODUCTION: ABO-incompatible heart transplantation, traditionally contraindicated
because of the risk of hyperacute rejection, has been used selectively in recent years …

BACKGROUND: ABO incompatible (ABOi) heart transplantation is an accepted approach to
increasing organ availability for young patients. Previous studies have suggested that early …

Results Thirteen ABO-incompatible transplants were undertaken 2000–2005. Median age at
transplantation was 7 months (range 2 to 30), compared to a median age of 4.3 months for …

Objectives: Children under 1 year have the highest mortality on the heart transplant waiting
list (HTX). However,~ 15% of donor organs under 2 years of age cannot be mediated in the …

Although ABO blood group incompatible cardiac transplantation in neonates and infants
reduces waiting list mortality without compromising outcome, the technique has not been …

Purpose: ABO-Incompatible (ABO-I) heart transplantation (HTx) has had excellent short term
outcomes. It is unclear whether there is a different clinical course than compatible (ABO-C) …

Purpose ABO incompatible (ABOi) heart transplantation (tx) is an accepted approach to
increasing organ availability for young patients (pts). Single center studies have shown that …

Although ABO blood group incompatible cardiac transplantation in neonates and infants
reduces waiting list mortality without compromising outcome, the technique has not been …

Purpose ABO-incompatible heart transplantation in adults, though generally avoided, is
performed in a small group of patients. This group is poorly characterized. We aimed to …