[Initial clinical experiences with heart transplantation in East Germany].
An account is given in this paper of first experience from orthotopic heart transplantation. Six of eight patients with transplants have so far survived, with two of these having been in very good general condition for more than a year. All surgical indications were derived from myocardial dilatation. A triple combination of cyclosporine A, prednisone, and azathioprine was used for immunosuppression.
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005859:Germany, East; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D013536:Suture Techniques
Erste klinische Erfahrungen mit der Herztransplantation in der DDR.