The impact of gender on heart transplantation outcomes: a single center experience.

Abstract

Even though previous reports suggest that gender negatively affects survival, this factor proved to have no influence on the outcomes of the present series. These results can be explained by a correct donor-recipient size matching. The well-documented female recipients tendency to more frequent and fatal rejection was not confirmed in our experience. The patient's age at transplantation, the routine use of induction therapy and an aggressive immunosuppressive regimen may be the substrate of these findings.