Clinical Outcomes of Heart Transplant Recipients in Non-transplant Institution

Background: The numbers of heart transplant recipients are growing in japan. It is important to manage advanced heart failure patients not only in transplant institutions but also in non-transplant institutions. We evaluated clinical outcomes of heart transplant recipients in our institution. Method: We retrospectively reviewed 25 potential heart transplant candidates in our institution from 2005 to 2017. Result: Underlying disease of the patients were dilated cardiomyopathy (n  = 10, 56%), fulminant myocarditis (n = 4, 22%), and the others (ischemic cardiomyopathy, secondary cardiomyopathy and valvular heart disease).

Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - September 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aki Ito, Taro Sasaoka, Tomoyuki Umemoto, Shingo Maeda, Yoshihide Takahashi, Takanobu Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Maejima, Masahiko Goya, Takashi Ashikaga, Kenzo Hirao Source Type: research