Open AccessPediatric Heart Transplantation
Author(s) -
Fēi Li,
Jie Cai,
Yanxia Sun,
Jinping Liu,
Nianguo Dong
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.163396
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , heart transplantation , transplantation , perioperative , heart failure , surgery , population , heart disease , prednisone , immunosuppression , environmental health
Although heart transplantation (HTx) has become a standard therapy for end-stage heart diseases, experience with pediatric HTx is limited in China. In this article, we will try to provide the experience with indications, complications, perioperative management, immunosuppressive therapy, and survival for pediatric HTx based on our clinical work.