Successful Orthotopic Heart Transplantation With Positive Crossmatch in a Hyperimmunized Child on Mechanical Circulatory Support-Case Report
In the pediatric population there is a shortage in the number of hearts available for transplantation. However, sometimes a heart transplant is urgently required to save lives. The problem arises when the patient is hyperimmunized and there is a positive crossmatch with the only available donor. We...
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Published in | Transplantation proceedings Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 1169 - 1170 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
01.05.2022
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Summary: | In the pediatric population there is a shortage in the number of hearts available for transplantation. However, sometimes a heart transplant is urgently required to save lives. The problem arises when the patient is hyperimmunized and there is a positive crossmatch with the only available donor. We present such a case of a 9-year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy on ventricular assist device, in whom it was possible to perform a successful HT and also apply a successive prevention against graft rejection. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0041-1345 1873-2623 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.02.060 |