[Clinical and paraclinical profile of heart transplanted patients at the Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery service of the Pitié Salpétrière Hospital in 2009].

Objective: To determine the clinical and paraclinical profile of heart transplanted patients in 2009 in the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (TCVS) of the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (PS).

Method: It was a retrospective and descriptive study on heart transplantation patients between January 1 and December 31, 2009 in the TCVS of PS. Data collection was conducted from medical records, medical correspondence and pre-transplant assessment data and relevant laboratory tests, ultrasound, angiographic and operative reports. The collected data were entered and analyzed by Excel and analyzed by SPSS 12.

Results: The sample size was 63 patients or 50.6% of patients awaiting heart transplantation. The mean age of patients was 47.66 ± 12.79 years, sex ratio Male:Female 2.70. The circumstances of transplantation were: super-emergency (37%), non-emergency (63%) and in 1/3 of redux surgery. All patients were symptomatic (average VO2 max of 12.76 ± 3.20 ml/kg/min), with 85.7% having a left ventricular ejection fraction <30% and 100% diastolic dysfunction. The primary dilated cardiomyopathy was the main causal disease with 38.1% of cases.

Conclusion: Heart transplantation as a last resort is practiced more and more with improved results and highlights dilated cardiomyopathy as the main cause. The clinical and paraclinical profile has not changed much over the last 5 years.