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.
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Midterm Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Children with Genetic Disorders
Submitted by: Mary Hammon
Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.019
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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
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