Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska

Abstract

1/2011 vol. 8

NIEWYDOLNOŚĆ SERCA I PŁUC, TRANSPLANTOLOGIA
Total orthotopic heart transplantation in 6-month old child

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2011; 8 (1): 108–112
Online publish date: 2011/04/13
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Heart transplantation is the best therapeutic option for end-stage heart failure for both adults and pediatric patients. The short- and long-term outcomes of pediatric heart transplantation are improving significantly, although the lack of donors impede wide clinical application. In this paper we describe a successful heart transplantation in the youngest in Poland at the moment of surgery a 6-month old recipient.
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