Outcomes in Heart Transplantation for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease- Contemporary Analysis and Development of a Risk Model - ReDoT Score

Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) have traditionally been considered poor heart transplant candidates due to higher mortality peri-operatively. This early disadvantage may be counterbalanced by excellent survival past the first year after heart transplantation (HT). Yet, deciding which patients with ACHD will benefit most from HT remains challenging. In a contemporary cohort, we evaluated clinical outcomes in patients with ACHD compared to adults with ischemic (ICM)& nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM).
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research