Pre-existing elevated pulmonary vascular resistance: long-term hemodynamic follow-up and outcome of recipients after orthotopic heart transplantation.

Gero Tenderich, Michael M. Koerner, Benjamin Stuettgen, Nikolas Mirow, L Arusoglu, Michiel Morshuis, Andreas Bairaktaris, Kimihito Minami, R. Koerfer

PubMed · 2000 · 25 citations · 0 references

Abstract

In a retrospective analysis of 400 pts elevated PVR does not predict a bad outcome after orthotopic heart transplantation in early and late mortality.