Factors predicting 10-year survival after heart transplantation
B Radovancevic, C Konuralp, B Vrtovec… - The Journal of heart and …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: We sought to identify factors predictive of long-term (> 10-year) survival in
heart transplant (HTx) recipients. METHODS: Four hundred fifteen adult patients underwent
HTx at our institution between August 1982 and May 1997. The 158 patients who survived>
10 years (Group A) and the 116 patients who died between 2 and 6 years (Group B) of HTx
were compared in terms of gender, gender mismatch, ethnicity, age, height, weight, United
Network for Organ Sharing status, type of induction therapy (OKT3 or anti-thymocyte …
heart transplant (HTx) recipients. METHODS: Four hundred fifteen adult patients underwent
HTx at our institution between August 1982 and May 1997. The 158 patients who survived>
10 years (Group A) and the 116 patients who died between 2 and 6 years (Group B) of HTx
were compared in terms of gender, gender mismatch, ethnicity, age, height, weight, United
Network for Organ Sharing status, type of induction therapy (OKT3 or anti-thymocyte …