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- Title
The influence of pulmonary resistance on the success of pediatric heart transplantation: Are there still boundaries?
- Authors
Castleberry, Chesney; Canter, Charles E.
- Abstract
The author discusses the impact of elevated pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI) on post-transplant mortality, with reference to the article, "Elevated pre-transplant pulmonary vascular resistance index does not predict mortality after isolated orthotopic heart transplantation: A retrospective analysis of the UNOS databas," by P. Chiu et al., published in this issue of the journal. Chiu and colleagues used the United Network of Organ Sharing database for the study.
- Subjects
TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.; CARDIOPULMONARY system; HEART transplantation; CARDIAC surgery; HEART diseases
- Publication
Pediatric Transplantation, 2015, Vol 19, Issue 6, p580
- ISSN
1397-3142
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1111/petr.12560