title: Current issues in heart transplantation.
abstract: Dramatic advances in heart transplantation have been made in the last decade. It is now a standard treatment option for end stage cardiac disease. There is tremendous potential for research and advances in the areas of heart transplantation, heart-lung transplantation, mechanical assist devices and the artificial heart. A few issues of current interest in heart transplantation are selected for discussion.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000187:drug effects; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*