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| Reference : Cardiac Transplantation in Patients Older Than 55 Years |
| Scientific journals : Article | |||
| Human health sciences : Surgery Human health sciences : Cardiovascular & respiratory systems | |||
| http://hdl.handle.net/2268/128175 | |||
| Cardiac Transplantation in Patients Older Than 55 Years | |
| English | |
Defraigne, Jean-Olivier  [Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences cliniques > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique >] | |
| Demoulin, J.C. [] | |
| VAN DAMME, Hendrik [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire >] | |
| DELBOUILLE, Marie-Hélène [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Chirurgie abdominale- endocrinienne et de transplantation >] | |
| MEURISSE, Michel [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Chirurgie abdominale- endocrinienne et de transplantation >] | |
| Limet, Raymond [Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences cliniques > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique] | |
| 1991 | |
| Acta Chirurgica Belgica | |
| Acta Medica Belgica | |
| 91 | |
| 1 | |
| 38-42 | |
| International | |
| 0001-5458 | |
| Bruxelles | |
| Belgique | |
| [en] From 1985 to 1990, 27 patients older than 55 years (extremes 55-65 years; 21 men and 6 women) received a cardiac transplant. The cause of cardiopathy was ischemic in 70%. Postoperative immunosuppressive therapy consisted of Cyclosporin A, steroids, azathioprine and antilymphocytic serum. Rejection episodes were monitored by endomyocardial biopsies and treated by pulses of steroids or monoclonal antibodies (OKT3). The operative mortality is 7.4% (n = 2). The one and two year survivals are 71% and 62% respectively. The incidence of infection and/or rejection were 0.71 +/- 0.4 and 1.4 +/- 0.7 episodes/patient year. Age beyond 55 years does not contraindicate heart transplantation. This change in recipient selection policy should lead to parallel changes in donor selection criteria. | |
| Researchers ; Professionals ; Students | |
| http://hdl.handle.net/2268/128175 |
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