Linked Life Data

2230704

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/2230704

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-six patients underwent emergent (Group I) and 34 patients elective (Group II) cardiac transplantation (C. Tx.) from June 1985 through June 1989. Age, sex, etiology, presence of diabetes, renal failure and pulmonary artery pressures were comparable for both groups (P greater than 0.5). Twenty-two patients were in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV for Group I and 17 for Group II. Group I included 12 patients on inotropic agents, five on intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and one on IABP and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Elective patients were stable at home. Location of the donor heart and mean ischemic times were comparable for both groups. Early mortality (within 30 days) included four patients for Group I and two for Group II. There were four late deaths for Group I patients and six for Group II. Four deaths were due to infection, six to rejection, two to malignancy, two neurological and one each to suicide and multisystem failure. Immunosuppression regimen was similar for both groups. The number and severity of early and late rejection episodes were similar despite blood group crossing in 11 patients for Group I (P less than .01). Incidence of infection was comparable. Favorable lifestyles were comparable, including employment of 12 patients for Group I and 16 for Group II. Cumulative survival for the entire series was 70% at two years. The study indicates that the results of emergent and elective cardiac transplantation procedures are equally gratifying, that mortality is mainly related to rejection and sepsis complications and blood group crossing does not significantly increase the number of rejection episodes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0015-4148
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
806-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Results of emergent versus elective cardiac transplantation procedures.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiac Transplantation Program, Tampa General Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study