title: Cardiac transplantation--the next decade.
abstract: Cardiac transplantation has developed at an extraordinary rate in its 26-year history and this article addresses the possible directions that we can expect of it in the remaining years of this decade. It currently offers a very effective therapeutic option for those with refractory heart failure but still carries significant risks.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Unit, Papworth Hospital, Everard, Cambridgeshire.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Large
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D014019:Tissue Donors