title: Physical functional outcomes after cardiothoracic transplantation.
abstract: The study of patient healthcare outcomes after cardiothoracic transplantation has increased substantially over the last 2 decades. Physical function after heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation has been studied using both subjective and objective measures. The majority of reports in the literature on physical function after cardiothoracic transplantation are descriptive and observational. The purposes of the article are to review and critique the existing literature on cardiothoracic recipients' subjective and objective physical function, including respiratory function for heart-lung and lung transplant recipients. In addition, the literature on sexual function in cardiothoracic recipients is examined, the gaps in the literature are identified, and recommendations are given for future research.
authors.affiliation: Center for Heart Failure, and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, 201 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. kgrady@nmh.org
authors.forename: Kathleen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Grady
authors.forename: Dorothy M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lanuza
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D009017:Morbidity; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011788:Quality of Life; D012107:Research Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome