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Heart Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease : In Whom to Consider and When?
Joint Authors
Attenhofer Jost, Christine H.
Noll, Georg
Caduff, Rosmarie
Balmer, Christian
Schmidt, Dörthe
Huebler, Michael
Greutmann, Matthias
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Due to impressive improvements in surgical repair options, even patients with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) may survive into adulthood and have a high risk of end-stage heart failure.
Thus, the number of patients with CHD needing heart transplantation (HTx) has been increasing in the last decades.
This paper summarizes the changing etiology of causes of death in heart failure in CHD.
The main reasons, contraindications, and risks of heart transplantation in CHD are discussed and underlined with three case vignettes.
Compared to HTx in acquired heart disease, HTx in CHD has an increased risk of perioperative death and rejection.
However, outcome of HTx for complex CHD has improved over the past 20 years.
Additionally, mechanical support options might decrease the waiting list mortality in the future.
The number of patients needing heart-lung transplantation (especially for Eisenmenger’s syndrome) has decreased in the last years.
Lung transplantation with intracardiac repair of a cardiac defect is another possibility especially for patients with interatrial shunts.
Overall, HTx will remain an important treatment option for CHD in the near future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Attenhofer Jost, Christine H.& Schmidt, Dörthe& Huebler, Michael& Balmer, Christian& Noll, Georg& Caduff, Rosmarie…[et al.]. 2013. Heart Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease : In Whom to Consider and When?. Journal of Transplantation،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467193
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Attenhofer Jost, Christine H.…[et al.]. Heart Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease : In Whom to Consider and When?. Journal of Transplantation No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467193
American Medical Association (AMA)
Attenhofer Jost, Christine H.& Schmidt, Dörthe& Huebler, Michael& Balmer, Christian& Noll, Georg& Caduff, Rosmarie…[et al.]. Heart Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease : In Whom to Consider and When?. Journal of Transplantation. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467193
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467193