Heart–lung and lung transplantation in grown-up congenital heart disease: long-term single centre experience☆ | Zendy

Heidi Goerler | Zendy; André Simon | Zendy; Bernhard Gohrbandt | Zendy; Christian Hagl | Zendy; P Oppelt | Zendy; Juergen Weidemann | Zendy; Axel Haverich | Zendy; M. Strueber | Zendy

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Heart–lung and lung transplantation in grown-up congenital heart disease: long-term single centre experience☆

Author(s) -

Heidi Goerler,

André Simon,

Bernhard Gohrbandt,

Christian Hagl,

P Oppelt,

Juergen Weidemann,

Axel Haverich,

M. Strueber

Publication year - 2007

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.2007.08.024

Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary hypertension , lung transplantation , lung , transplantation , heart disease , heart lung transplantation , eisenmenger syndrome , heart transplantation , surgery , retrospective cohort study , cardiology , heart failure

Because of considerable progress in paediatric cardiac surgery life expectancy of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) has improved significantly over the years. There are a growing number of adults with CHD presenting with progressive decline of cardiopulmonary function and Eisenmenger's syndrome. We analysed our experience with heart-lung and lung transplantation in this patient group.

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