Outcomes in adult congenital heart disease patients undergoing heart transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Studies assessing mortality and morbidity in adult transplant recipients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are limited. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing post-transplant outcomes in these 2 populations. METHODS: After conducting an electronic database search, we selected studies evaluating mortality, cause-specific mortality, and risk of reoperation and dialysis in adult CHD vs non-CHD patients. We used …

Authors

Doumouras BS; Alba AC; Foroutan F; Burchill LJ; Dipchand AI; Ross HJ

Journal

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vol. 35, No. 11, pp. 1337–1347

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

11 2016

DOI

10.1016/j.healun.2016.06.003

ISSN

1053-2498

Associated Experts

Farid Foroutan

Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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