[Cardiac transplantation in 1997].
Heart transplantation is now a well established technique and allows to achieve good long term survival and a substantial improvement of quality of life. Left ventricular assist devices have proved their efficacy as bridge to transplant. Their high level of technical efficiency and relative safety have allowed the recent development of ambulatory treatment. The lack of donor graft emphasizes the importance of optimization of recipient selection, the need for increasing graft donation and development of alternative techniques such as xenotransplantation or total artificial heart.
Pavie
A
A
Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
Schnetzler
B
B
Dorent
R
R
D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors