title: Long-term survivors of heart transplantation: the Hartford Hospital experience.
abstract: Heart transplantation has been a clinical program at Hartford Hospital for the past 15 years, resulting in 206 transplants. The five-year survival rate is 69% and is 43% at 10 years. The first recipient is surviving and has had full rehabilitation. Thirteen patients have survived 10 years or more. Advances in immunosuppression are ongoing and will result in further long-term survivors. Graft vasculopathy and lack of organ donation are current problems.
authors.affiliation: Hartford Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Schweizer
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003237:Connecticut / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis