title: Ten yr of pediatric heart transplantation: a report from the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study.
abstract: The PHTS was founded in 1991 as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the science and treatment of children during listing for and following heart transplantation. Now, 21 yr later, the PHTS has contributed significantly to the field, most notably in the form of outcomes analyses and risk factor assessment, in addition to amassing the most detailed dataset on pediatric heart transplant recipients worldwide. The purpose of this report is to review the last decade of pediatric patients listed for heart transplantation (January 1, 2000-December 31, 2009) and summarize the changes, trends, outcomes, and lessons learned.
authors: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada. anne.dipchand@sickkids.ca
authors: Anne I
authors: AI
authors: Dipchand
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Kirk
authors: William T
authors: WT
authors: Mahle
authors: Margaret A
authors: MA
authors: Tresler
authors: David C
authors: DC
authors: Naftel
authors: Elfriede
authors: E
authors: Pahl
authors: Shelley D
authors: SD
authors: Miyamoto
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Blume
authors: Kristine J
authors: KJ
authors: Guleserian
authors: Connie
authors: C
authors: White-Williams
authors: James K
authors: JK
authors: Kirklin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012042:Registries; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D014850:Waiting Lists / Q000401:mortality