The echocardiographic assessment of donor heart function prior to cardiac transplantation.
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چکیده
Heart transplantation is an effective mode of treatment for patients suffering from end-stage heart failure but the demand for hearts far outweighs supply. Approximately 10e20% of potential heart-transplant recipients die on the waiting list. Despite public education initiatives, activity in heart transplantation has been falling, with activity in the UK dropping from O250 cases/year in 1995 to 174 in 2001e2. A specific problem within heart transplantation is the low yield of transplantable hearts from the existing donor pool. Once consent has been obtained, the average utilization rate of donor hearts ranges from 39 to 42%.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology
دوره 6 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005