Heart transplantation in children and infants: Short-term outcome and long-term follow-up

: Since 1988, 82 heart transplants have been performed in 80 infants and children. Diagnoses pretransplant were: hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) (n = 43); cardiomyopathy (n = 19); endocardial fibroelastosis (n = 6); and other complex congenital heart diseases (n = 12). Age at transplantation...

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Published in:Pediatric transplantation 2001-12, Vol.5 (6), p.457-462
Main Authors: Bauer, J., Thul, J., Krämer, U., Hagel, K. J., Akintürk, H., Valeske, K., Schindler, E., Bohle, R. M., Schranz, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
children
follow-up
Follow-Up Studies
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Heart Diseases - surgery
heart transplantation
Heart Transplantation - adverse effects
Heart Transplantation - mortality
Heart Transplantation - physiology
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use
Infant
infants
morbidity
Quality of Life
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:: Since 1988, 82 heart transplants have been performed in 80 infants and children. Diagnoses pretransplant were: hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) (n = 43); cardiomyopathy (n = 19); endocardial fibroelastosis (n = 6); and other complex congenital heart diseases (n = 12). Age at transplantation was
ISSN:1397-3142
1399-3046
DOI:10.1034/j.1399-3046.2001.00023.x