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Heart Transplantation in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: A Single-Center Experience

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2014, Vol. 5(2) 200-205 ª The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/2150135113519456 pch.sagepub.com

Santuri Rungan, MBCHB1, Kirsten Finucane, MBChB, FRACS1, Tom Gentles, MBChB, FRACP1, Helen C. Gibbs, RN2, Rong Hu, MSc3, and Peter N. Ruygrok, MD, FRACP2

Abstract Purpose: To describe the indications and outcomes for pediatric patients and patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) undergoing heart transplantation (HT) in New Zealand. Methods: A retrospective audit of 253 patients who underwent HT from 1987 to end 2012 was undertaken. Thirty-seven patients were subdivided into two groups, those aged

Heart transplantation in pediatric and congenital heart disease: a single-center experience.

To describe the indications and outcomes for pediatric patients and patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) undergoing heart transplantation (HT)...
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