title: Aortic complications following pediatric heart transplantation: A case series and review.
abstract: Aortic complications occur rarely after pediatric orthotopic heart transplantation, but are typically accompanied by catastrophic events. We describe the three cases of major aortic complications in our experience of 329 pediatric heart transplants. This case series and review highlight the important risk factors for aortic complications after heart transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Sean M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Frazier
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: R Thomas
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Collins
keywords: Aortic rupture; cardiac transplant; children; dissection