Use of an allograft patch in repair of hypoplastic left heart syndrome may complicate future transplantation | Zendy

Sylvain Meyer | Zendy; Pat Campbell | Zendy; James Rutledge | Zendy; Anne Halpin | Zendy; Lois E. Hawkins | Zendy; Jeremy H. Lakey | Zendy; Ivan M. Rebeyka | Zendy; Donald Ross | Zendy

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Use of an allograft patch in repair of hypoplastic left heart syndrome may complicate future transplantation

Author(s) -

Sylvain Meyer,

Pat Campbell,

James Rutledge,

Anne Halpin,

Lois E. Hawkins,

Jeremy H. Lakey,

Ivan M. Rebeyka,

Donald Ross

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.12.033

Subject(s) - medicine , hypoplastic left heart syndrome , panel reactive antibody , heart transplantation , transplantation , prospective cohort study , human leukocyte antigen , surgery , antibody , great arteries , cardiology , heart disease , antigen , immunology , kidney transplantation

Cryopreserved allograft tissue used in the Norwood procedure for infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) has the potential to cause marked immunologic sensitization which may complicate potential future heart transplantation, if required. The purpose of this study was to assess the anti-HLA antibody response to allograft patches used in the initial repair of HLHS.

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