Heart Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease: In Whom to Consider and When?
Due to impressive improvements in surgical repair options, even patients with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) may survive into adulthood and have a high risk of end-stage heart failure. Thus, the number of patients with CHD needing heart transplantation (HTx) has been increasing in the last d...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Transplantation |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/376027 |