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Arq. bras. cardiol ; 74(3): 197-208, mar. 2000. tab, graf
Artículo en Portugués, Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-265162

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OBJECTIVE: To assess intermediate-term outcome in children who have undergone orthotopic heart transplantation. METHODS: We carried out a longitudinal and prospective study between October '92 and June '99 comprising 20 patients with ages ranging from 12 days to 7 years (mean of 2.8 years). We employed a double immunosuppression protocol with cyclosporine and azathioprine and induction therapy with polyclonal antithymocyte serum. Survival and complications resulting from the immunosuppression protocol were analyzed. RESULTS: The double immunosuppression protocol and the induction therapy with polyclonal antithymocyte serum resulted in an actuarial survival curve of 90 per cent and 78.2 per cent at 1 and 6 years, respectively, with a mean follow-up period of 3.6 years. One patient died due to acute rejection 40 days after transplantation; another patient died 2 years after transplantation due to lymphoproliferative disorder; a third patient died because of primary failure of the graft; and a fourth patient died due to bronchopneumonia. The major complications were as follows: acute rejection, infection, nephrotoxicity, and systemic hypertension. The means of rejection and infection episodes per patient were 2.9 and 3.4, respectively. After one year of transplantation, a slight reduction in the creatinine clearance and systemic hypertension were observed in 7 (38.9 per cent) patients. CONCLUSION: Heart transplantation made life possible for those patients with complex congenital heart diseases and cardiomyopathies in refractory congestive heart failure constituting a therapeutical option for this group of patients in the terminal phase.


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Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Recién Nacido , Lactante , Preescolar , Niño , Trasplante de Corazón/métodos , Cardiomiopatías/cirugía , Estudios de Seguimiento , Rechazo de Injerto , Cardiopatías Congénitas/cirugía , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/cirugía , Trasplante de Corazón/efectos adversos , Terapia de Inmunosupresión/efectos adversos , Terapia de Inmunosupresión/métodos , Estudios Longitudinales , Complicaciones Posoperatorias , Estudios Prospectivos , Análisis de Supervivencia
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