Orthotopic heart transplantation with donors greater than or equal to 60 years of age: a single-center experience | Zendy

Giuseppe Bruschi | Zendy; Tiziano Colombo | Zendy; Fabrizio Oliva | Zendy; Nuccia Morici | Zendy; Luca Botta | Zendy; Aldo Cannata | Zendy; Maria Frigerio | Zendy; Luigi Martinelli | Zendy

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Orthotopic heart transplantation with donors greater than or equal to 60 years of age: a single-center experience

Author(s) -

Giuseppe Bruschi,

Tiziano Colombo,

Fabrizio Oliva,

Nuccia Morici,

Luca Botta,

Aldo Cannata,

Maria Frigerio,

Luigi Martinelli

Publication year - 2011

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.2011.02.013

Subject(s) - medicine , heart transplantation , transplantation , etiology , incidence (geometry) , single center , heart failure , surgery , physics , optics

Heart transplantation is the best therapeutic option for patients suffering from end-stage heart failure, but donor organ availability still represents a major problem. This had led to a shift toward extended donor criteria. The aim of the present study is to analyze the short- and long-term results of heart transplantation in patients with donor age ≥ 60 years.

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