Abstract
Background. Long-term survival after heart transplantation is a desirable although challenging goal. Methods. We analyzed clinical outcomes in the cohort of 170 patients who have undergone heart transplantation at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and survived >10 years. Results. We found 10-year and 15-year survival rates of 54% and 41%, respectively, in these patients, but there was also a high incidence of complications, such as hypertension, renal dysfunction, transplant vasculopathy, and malignancy. Conclusions. Long-term survival following cardiac transplantation is possible although complications are frequent. Beyond 10 years, malignancy is a major cause of death.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4509-4512 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Transplantation proceedings |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Transplantation