Abstract
Cardiac allotransplantation has, over the years, become the established therapeutic modality for patients with end-stage heart failure. Significant advances in immunosuppressive therapy have dramatically improved the outcome of heart transplantation over the past four decades. This review will focus on the anaesthetic challenges involved in the perioperative management of these complex patients as well as some of the proposed alternatives to transplantation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 71-78 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Annals of cardiac anaesthesia |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 17 2009 |
Keywords
- Anaesthetic management
- Heart failure
- Heart transplantation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine