Heart transplantation is advocated in selected patients with advanced heart failure in the
absence of contraindications. Principal challenges in heart transplantation centre around an …

Heart transplantation is currently the definitive gold standard surgical approach in the
treatment of refractory heart failure. However, the shortage of donors limits the achievement …

Heart transplantation has become a standard therapy option for advanced heart failure. The
translation of heart transplantation from innovative experiments to long-term clinical success …

Cardiac transplantation: the alternate list and expansion of... : Current Opinion in Cardiology
Cardiac transplantation: the alternate list and expansion of the donor pool : Current Opinion …

Heart transplantation has become the accepted treatment for advanced heart failure, with
over 4000–5000 performed in the world annually. Although the number of yearly transplants …

Purpose of review With increasing survival of patients with stage D heart failure, the demand
for heart transplantation has increased. The supply of donor hearts remains relatively …

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 …

Heart transplantation keeps its leading position in the treatment of end-stage heart failure
(HF). Survival rates and functional status following heart transplantation are excellent …

Fifty years after the first successful heart transplantation, despite multiple advances in the
treatment of advanced acute and chronic heart failure, there is still no equivalent to heart …

Approximately 65 million adults globally have heart failure, and the prevalence is expected
to increase substantially with ageing populations. Despite advances in pharmacological and …