RESULTS OF HEART-TRANSPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH PREEXISTING MALIGNANCIES

Authors
KOERNER MM TENDERICH G MINAMI K MANNEBACH H KOERTKE H KNYPHAUSEN EZ ELBANAYOSY A BALLER D KLEESIEK K GLEICHMANN U MEYER H KOERFER R
Citation
Mm. Koerner et al., RESULTS OF HEART-TRANSPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH PREEXISTING MALIGNANCIES, The American journal of cardiology, 79(7), 1997, pp. 988
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
79
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)79:7<988:ROHIPW>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Twenty patients with end-stage heart failure and preexisting malignanc ies underwent heart transplantation at a single center, with a neoplas m-free interval before the procedure of 0 to 240 months. Twelve patien ts were long-term survivors (2 to 72 months); there were 2 early and 6 late deaths, thus justifying heart transplantation in patients with p reexisting malignancies in individual cases.