Bahaaldin Alsoufi, Deborah Kozik, Melissa Perrotta, Sarah Wilkens, Andrea Nicole Lambert, Shriprassad Deshpande, Mark Slaughter, Jaimin Trivedi
OBJECTIVE: Heart transplantation for adult congenital heart disease is complicated and associated with challenging pretransplant support, long waiting, and high early post-transplant mortality. We explored if surgical and medical advances, and allocation system changes have affected outcomes. METHODS: From United Network for Organ Sharing database, adults with congenital heart disease listed for heart transplantation were queried. To explore practice and outcome trends, patients were divided into 4 eras (eras1-3: nearly 3 equal periods from 1992-2018, era-4: after 2018, corresponding with new allocation system)...
March 6, 2024: European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery