Ten-year follow-up after pediatric transplantation.
From November 1985 through December 1996, 128 patients aged 1 day to 18 years (mean age, 4.7 yrs; median, 3 years) were listed for heart transplant. Forty-seven (36.1%) died after a mean wait of 3.1 months, and 62 underwent transplant after a mean wait of 4 months. Two patients underwent retransplantation. The 1-, 5-, and 11-year actuarial survival rate for the patients who underwent heart transplantation is 68%, 62%, and 42%, respectively. The follow-up ranges from O to 132 months, with a mean follow-up of 39 months. At present, 36 patients, including the 2 who received a retransplant, are alive. Most of them have normal growth, development, and neurologic outcome.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D015996:Survival Rate