Complex Congenital Heart Disease: Is Heart Transplantation an Option?

Introduction: Within the heart transplant (HT) population, few patients have complex congenital heart disease (CHD) underlying disease. Our objective is to assess the complications and follow-up of patients with CHD transplanted in our center (1991-present).

Material And Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients older than 14 years old with CHD and HT.

Prognostic Value of Blood Panel Parameters in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Advanced Heart Failure.

Background: Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and left ventricular dysfunction have a varied clinical course, not only dependent on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and symptoms. Finding prognostic markers for stratification in these 2 conditions is a critical area of research. Our aim was determine the prognostic value of blood panel basic parameters.

Long-term prognostic role of CA-125 in noncongestive patients undergoing a cardiac transplantation.

Aim: To evaluate the possible relationship between high levels of CA-125 and long-term prognosis in chronic heart failure patients after they undergo a cardiac transplantation (CT).

Materials & Methods: We retrospectively studied all patients who underwent a CT and had a previous determination of CA-125. Congestive patients and those whose survival was <1 year after CT were excluded.

Preoperative Cardiac Assessment of Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: Experience in One Center.

Preoperative cardiac evaluation of patients undergoing liver transplantation is not well established. Stress testing is used in many centers, and clinical guidelines suggest its use. However, the specificity and sensibility of stress echocardiography to predict coronary lesions have been very low in some studies.