title: [Heart transplantation: preoperative evaluation, perioperative management, postoperative follow-up].
abstract: Heart transplantation has, over the years, become the best treatment choice for patients with end-stage heart failure. The increase in longer waiting times among patients awaiting transplantation is due to scarcity of suitable donor organs. Major improvements in recipient and donor selection, perioperative management and postoperative follow-up such as immunosuppressive treatment and prevention of opportunistic infections have considerably enhanced the outcome of heart transplantation. This review will focus on the managements of these complex patients, as well as on some proposed changes to achieve better results.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey. tahir.yagdi@ege.edu.tr.
authors: Tahir
authors: T
authors: Yağdı
authors: Department of Cardiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.
authors: Sanem
authors: S
authors: Nalbantgil
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Özbaran
mesh_terms: D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents