Johannes Gökler, Arezu Z Aliabadi-Zuckermann, Alexandra Kaider, Amrut V Ambardekar, Herwig Antretter, Panagiotis Artemiou, Alejandro M Bertolotti, Udo Boeken, Vicens Brossa, Hannah Copeland, Maria Generosa Crespo-Leiro, Andrea Eixeré-Esteve, Eric Epailly, Mina Farag, Michal Hulman, Kiran K Khush, Marco Masetti, Jignesh Patel, Heather J Ross, Igor Rudež, Scott Silvestry, Sofia Martin Suarez, Amanda Vest, Andreas O Zuckermann
BACKGROUND: Allograft pathologies, such as valvular, coronary artery, or aortic disease, may occur early and late after cardiac transplantation. Cardiac surgery after heart transplantation (CASH) may be an option to improve quality of life and allograft function and prolong survival. Experience with CASH, however, has been limited to single-center reports. METHODS: We performed a retrospective, multicenter study of heart transplant recipients with CASH between January 1984 and December 2020...
2022: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine