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7646259

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
The limited resources (in grafts, human and financial resources) incited the authors to carry out a prospective assessment of the value of assessing adrenergic function (scintigraphy with meta- iodo- benzyl guanidine, MIBG) for the procedure of inscription on the waiting list of patients with cardiac failure awaiting cardiac transplantation. The study was undertaken from October 1988 to October 1992. Seventy-eight candidates for transplantation were included in the study. Forty-six patients with a MIBG cardiothoracic ratio less than 120% were placed on the waiting list. In July 1993, 35 had undergone transplantation after a 5 months delay. Four patients are still awaiting transplantation and 7 died whilst on the waiting list. Thirty two with a MIBG cardiothoracic ratio greater than 120% were treated medically: in 14 cases (43%) this decision was reviewed after 17 +/- 12 months. The clinical course was stable in the other 18 patients with a follow-up of 46 +/- 18 months (range: 12-72 months). In all, the results of this study show that a procedure of selection for inscription on the waiting list of patients with cardiac failure judged to be good candidates for transplantation based on the value of the MIBG cardiothoracic ratio allows deferrement of inscription of patients at least risk without changing the chances of survival in the whole population group within a 2 year period.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0003-9683
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
431-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
[What are the criteria of priority for the patient to be accepted on the waiting list for cardiac transplantation?].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, CHU Henri-Mondor, Créteil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract