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8219535

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
As the survival rate for cardiac transplantation improves, attention focuses on morbid events that occur perioperatively. Neurological problems have been recognized after transplantation, and appear to have multiple etiologies including thromboembolism, hypoperfusion syndromes, cerebral hemorrhage, and drug toxicities. Since 1988, 113 consecutive adults with end-stage cardiomyopathy were transplanted using a surgical technique that emphasizes precise everting atrial and great vessel anastomoses, a modified order of anastomoses, continuous endocardial and topical cold irrigation, and careful de-airing of the heart. Although a significant fraction of the patients were at high risk for cerebral events, the incidence of early and late neurological complications were each under 2%. The rate of early graft dysfunction was low and no patient was found to develop intracardiac thrombus on intermediate-term follow-up. These technical modifications may contribute to improved neurological outcomes after transplantation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0886-0440
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
546-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Reducing neurological complications after cardiac transplantation: technical considerations.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235-8879.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article