title: Pediatric heart transplantation: a clinical overview.
abstract: In 1984 "Baby Fae" was the first infant to receive a heart transplant from a baboon. Though she only lived 20 days, her legacy began the movement to advance pediatric heart transplantation so that children with lethal heart disease could live to experience childhood. Sixteen years later more than 4,500 pediatric heart transplants have been performed in children ages 0 to 18. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation reports a 79% survival at 1 year. 70% survival at 2 years. and 67% at 5 years for all ages and diagnoses. This article provides an overview of pediatric heart transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Heart and Lung Transplantation, Children 's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006085:Graft Survival; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018579:Patient Selection; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D012042:Registries; D015996:Survival Rate; D014850:Waiting Lists
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents