LONG CONSERVATION ORGANS IN HEART-TRANSPLANTATION - POSTOPERATIVE RESULTS AND LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP IN 14 PATIENTS

Authors
OBADIA JF GIRARD C FERRARA R CHUZEL M CHASSIGNOLLE JF DUREAU G
Citation
Jf. Obadia et al., LONG CONSERVATION ORGANS IN HEART-TRANSPLANTATION - POSTOPERATIVE RESULTS AND LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP IN 14 PATIENTS, The Journal of heart and lung transplantation, 16(2), 1997, pp. 256-259
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System",Transplantation,"Respiratory System
Journal title
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation → ACNP
ISSN journal
10532498
Volume
16
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
256 - 259
Database
ISI
SICI code
1053-2498(1997)16:2<256:LCOIH->2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Between 1988 and 1995, 14 heart transplantations were performed after a long preservation period (10 to 13 hours). The transplantation proce dure (Shumway) was standard, and our results were achieved through the implementation of a very strict reperfusion technique that included l ow pressure and low cardiopulmonary bypass output for the first 10 min utes. Three patients died during the postoperative period, and the sur vival rate was 75% at 1 year and 71% at 5 years. The results obtained with hearts stored for such long periods are comparable to the results obtained with hearts stored for less than 4 hours.