Ten yr of pediatric heart transplantation: A report from the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study

The PHTS was founded in 1991 as a not‐for‐profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the science and treatment of children during listing for and following heart transplantation. Now, 21 yr later, the PHTS has contributed significantly to the field, most notably in the form of outcomes anal...

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Published in:Pediatric transplantation 2013-03, Vol.17 (2), p.99-111
Main Authors: Dipchand, Anne I., Kirk, Richard, Mahle, William T., Tresler, Margaret A., Naftel, David C., Pahl, Elfriede, Miyamoto, Shelley D., Blume, Elizabeth, Guleserian, Kristine J., White-Williams, Connie, Kirklin, James K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Databases, Factual
Female
heart transplant
Heart Transplantation - mortality
Heart Transplantation - statistics & numerical data
Heart Transplantation - trends
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Multicenter Studies as Topic
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
outcomes
pediatric
Postoperative Complications
Registries
registry report
risk factors
Tissue Donors - statistics & numerical data
United States
Waiting Lists - mortality
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Summary:The PHTS was founded in 1991 as a not‐for‐profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the science and treatment of children during listing for and following heart transplantation. Now, 21 yr later, the PHTS has contributed significantly to the field, most notably in the form of outcomes analyses and risk factor assessment, in addition to amassing the most detailed dataset on pediatric heart transplant recipients worldwide. The purpose of this report is to review the last decade of pediatric patients listed for heart transplantation (January 1, 2000–December 31, 2009) and summarize the changes, trends, outcomes, and lessons learned.
ISSN:1397-3142
1399-3046
DOI:10.1111/petr.12038