Pediatric cardiac transplantation

Semin Pediatr Surg. 1993 Nov;2(4):254-64.

Abstract

Cardiac transplantation is an effective therapeutic modality in children, with results comparable to those of adults (5-year actuarial survival, 67 +/- 2%). Infection and rejection are the most frequent long-term complications. Cardiac transplantation provides excellent functional results for many children with severe congenital or acquired heart disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Rejection / etiology
  • Graft Rejection / mortality
  • Graft Rejection / surgery
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heart Failure / mortality
  • Heart Failure / surgery*
  • Heart Transplantation / methods*
  • Heart Transplantation / mortality
  • Hemodynamics / physiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Postoperative Care / methods
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Reoperation
  • Survival Analysis
  • Survival Rate