UK guidelines for referral and assessment of adults for heart transplantation
Patients with advanced heart failure have a dismal prognosis and poor quality of life. Heart
transplantation provides an effective treatment for a subset of these patients. This article …
transplantation provides an effective treatment for a subset of these patients. This article …
Expanded criteria donor heart allograft utilization: national trends and outcomes
Background To examine recent trends in the use of expanded criteria donor organs in heart
transplantation, this study assessed center-level variation in acceptance of these allografts …
transplantation, this study assessed center-level variation in acceptance of these allografts …
[HTML][HTML] Adult heart transplant: indications and outcomes
MC Alraies, P Eckman - Journal of thoracic disease, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cardiac transplantation is the treatment of choice for many patients with end-stage heart
failure (HF) who remain symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy. For carefully selected …
failure (HF) who remain symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy. For carefully selected …
Predictors of 1-year mortality in heart transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective A systematic summary of the observational studies informing heart transplant
guideline recommendations for selection of candidates and donors has thus far been …
guideline recommendations for selection of candidates and donors has thus far been …
Heart retransplantation: candidacy, outcomes, and management
MH Barghash, SP Pinney - Current Transplantation Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To describe the incidence and epidemiology of heart
retransplantation in adults and children and to review the risk factors associated with …
retransplantation in adults and children and to review the risk factors associated with …
[HTML][HTML] Evolving trends in risk profiles and causes of death after heart transplantation: a ten-year multi-institutional study
JK Kirklin, DC Naftel, RC Bourge, DC McGiffin… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: As therapeutic options evolve for advanced heart failure, the appropriate role
for cardiac transplantation will require survival analyses that reflect changing trends in …
for cardiac transplantation will require survival analyses that reflect changing trends in …
Advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology: a subspecialty is born
Recently, the American Board of Medical Specialties approved a proposal from the
American Board of Internal Medicine for establishing the secondary subspecialty of …
American Board of Internal Medicine for establishing the secondary subspecialty of …
Changing role of heart transplantation
MM Kittleson - Heart Failure Clinics, 2016 - heartfailure.theclinics.com
Despite advances in pharmacologic and device treatment of chronic heart failure, long-term
morbidity and mortality remain high and many patients progress to end-stage heart failure …
morbidity and mortality remain high and many patients progress to end-stage heart failure …
Outcomes and complications after heart transplantation: a review
FM Hoffman - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2005 - journals.lww.com
In more than 35 years of experience with heart transplantation, improvements in patient
selection, surgical techniques, organ preservation, and postoperative management have …
selection, surgical techniques, organ preservation, and postoperative management have …