Does preexisting elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (transpulmonary gradient > 15 mm Hg or > 5 wood) predict early and long-term results after orthotopic heart transplantation?
Tenderich
G
G
Heart Center North Rhine-Westphalia, University of Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Koerner
M M
MM
Stuettgen
B
B
Hornik
L
L
Mirow
N
N
Morshuis
M
M
Mannebach
H
H
Minami
K
K
Koerfer
R
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014655:Vascular Resistance