Increasing donor-recipient weight mismatch in pediatric orthotopic heart transplantation does not adversely affect outcome

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 427-434

  Kanani, Mazyar ^a   Hoskote, Aparna ^a   Carter, Catherine ^a   Burch, Michael ^a   Tsang, Victor ^a   Kostolny, Martin ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac transplant; Graft function; Heart donor; Right heart failure; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION DEVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; ORGAN DONOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DONOR; DONOR SELECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DONOR SELECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84860332248     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.04.042     Document Type: Article

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