Early stroke post-heart transplant is associated with decreased survival in children

Over the past several decades significant advances in the management have improved the postoperative mortality with pediatric heart transplant (HTx) recipients now surviving for years after transplant surgery.1 –3 For most children with end-stage heart failure, transplantation is the only effective long term therapy, placing demands on the limited donor pool resulting in long waitlist time, particularly in infants.4 While waiting, mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplant often becomes a l ifesaving measure in these terminal heart failure patients.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - January 8, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Cheryl Cammock, Swati Choudhry, Chesney M. Castleberry, Noor Al-Hammadi, Pirooz Eghtesady, Charles E. Canter, Kathleen E. Simpson Source Type: research