Abstract Background: A 17-year-old male patient diagnosed with a single ventricle, in a failed Fontan stage, was evaluated prior to heart transplantation. The patient had a panel-reactive antibody (PRA) for..
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Abstract Background and Aims Pediatric heart transplantation remains hampered by the limited availability of donor organs. The introduction of ABO-incompatible (ABOi) heart transplantation for infants in the early 2000s expanded..
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Abstract The number of potential pediatric heart transplant recipients continues to exceed the number of donors, and consequently the waitlist mortality remains significant. Despite this, around 40% of all donated..
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Abstract Background Donor discard rates for pediatric heart transplant (HT) remain high (≈40%), often driven by concerns about elevated donor troponin levels. This study evaluated the association between peak donor..
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Abstract OBJECTIVES End-stage congenital heart disease (CHD) in children with heterotaxy syndrome might necessitate a heart transplant (HTx). An HTx in heterotaxy patients can be associated with several technical (e.g...
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Abstract Background Early detection of cardiac allograft rejection is crucial for post-transplant graft survival. Despite the progress made in immunosuppression strategies, acute cellular rejection remains a serious complication during and..
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Abstract Objective: The impact of cardiac arrest in the donor on long-term outcomes of pediatric heart transplantation has not been studied. Methods: The UNOS database was queried for primary pediatric heart transplantation..
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Pediatric Heart Transplantation for Patient with Congenital Left Hypoplastic Heart Syndrome and Postoperative Deairing Via Ascending Aorta. [playlist ids="36247"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research ADKWA..
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Abstract Background Pediatric heart transplant (HTx) recipients with congenital heart defects require complex concomitant surgical procedures with the risk of prolonging the allograft’s ischemic time. Ex vivo allograft perfusion with the..
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Advanced technique of cardiac harvest in pediatric population with adequate tissue salvage as well as procurement Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research ADKWA center as well..
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Abstract Abstract: Here we report two cases of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support in pediatric patients following orthotopic heart transplantation due to low cardiac output and inability to separate from..
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