Composite risk factors predict survival after transplantation for congenital heart disease

Submitted by: Erica CurcioGold Contributor

Source: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Source URL: http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223%2813%2900667-3/abstract

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Author(s): MK Kavarana, A Savage, R O’Connell, CS Rubinstein, J Flynn-Reeves, K Joshi, MR Stroud, JS Ikonomidis, SM Bradley

This study reviewed single institutional data to develop a composite risk index for mortality after heart transplantation in patients with congenital heart disease.  Results in 46 pts operated 1996-2011 were studied with the primary differentiation being single vs double ventricle morphology.  Predictors of mortality were preoperative renal insufficiency and the combination of single ventricle morphology and dialysis.      

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