Transplantation for complex congenital heart disease in adults: a subanalysis of the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry

Transplantation for complex congenital heart disease in adults: a subanalysis of the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry

Background Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) have high infant mortality in their severe forms. When adulthood is reached, a heart transplant (HTx) may be required. Spanish adult population transplanted for CHD was analyzed and compared with the most frequent causes of HTx and between different subgro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical transplantation 2012-09, Vol.26 (5), p.755-763
Hauptverfasser: Paniagua Martín, María J., Almenar, Luis, Brossa, Vicenç, Crespo-Leiro, Marisa G., Segovia, Javier, Palomo, Jesús, Delgado, Juan, González-Vílchez, Francisco, Manito, Nicolás, Lage, Ernesto, García-Guereta, Luis, Rodríguez-Lambert, José L., Albert, Dimpna C.
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
adulthood
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
congenital
Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
Heart
Heart Defects, Congenital - complications
Heart Defects, Congenital - mortality
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Heart Transplantation - mortality
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Recurrence
Registries
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Survival Rate
Tissue, organ and graft immunology
transplantation
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Zusammenfassung:Background Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) have high infant mortality in their severe forms. When adulthood is reached, a heart transplant (HTx) may be required. Spanish adult population transplanted for CHD was analyzed and compared with the most frequent causes of HTx and between different subgroups of CHD. Materials and Methods A total of 6048 patients (HTx 1984–2009) were included. Pediatric transplants (
ISSN:0902-0063
1399-0012
DOI:10.1111/j.1399-0012.2012.01611.x