Abstract:
:Heart transplantation (HTx) has become standard treatment for selected patients with end-stage heart failure. Improvements in immunosuppressant, donor procurement, surgical techniques, and post-HTx care have resulted in a substantial decrease in acute allograft rejection, which had previously significantly limited survival of HTx recipients. However, limitations to long-term allograft survival exist, including rejection, infection, coronary allograft vasculopathy, and malignancy. Careful balance of immunosuppressive therapy and vigilant surveillance for complications can further improve long-term outcomes of HTx recipients.
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Korean Circ Jjournal_title
Korean circulation journalauthors
Kim IC,Youn JC,Kobashigawa JAdoi
10.4070/kcj.2018.0189subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-07-01 00:00:00pages
565-590issue
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1738-5520issn
1738-5555pii
48.565journal_volume
48pub_type
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