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Midterm Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Children with Genetic Disorders

Friday, August 12, 2022

Submitted by

Mary Hammon

Source

Source Name: Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.019

Author(s)

Horacio G. Carvajal, MD, Catherine Gooch, MD, Taylor C. Merritt, CCRN, J. Chancellor Fox, BS, Anne N. Pourney, RN, BSN, Harshini D. Kumaresan, Matthew W. Canter, MET, and Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD

Many congenital heart diseases are tied to genetic defects and can lead to heart failure that requires heart transplant. This paper outlines the outcomes of transplants performed in children with such genetic syndromes and disorders and finds that, despite more preoperative comorbidities, midterm outcomes after heart transplant are promising.