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Comparison of inhospital outcomes of pediatric heart transplantation between single ventricle congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathy

Authors :
Sean M. Lang
Tamara T. Bradford
Jeffrey M. Gossett
Joshua A. Daily
R. Thomas Collins
Xinyu Tang
Source :
Pediatric transplantationREFERENCES. 23(6)
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Data investigating the impact of household income and other factors on SV patient status-post-Fontan palliation after heart transplantation are lacking. We aim to evaluate factors affecting outcomes after OHT in this population. The PHIS database was interrogated for either SV or myocarditis/primary CM who were 4 years or older who underwent a single OHT. There were 1599 patients with a median age of 13.2 years (IQR: 9.3-16.1). Total hospital costs were significantly higher in the SV group ($408 000 vs $294 000, P

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ISSN :
13993046
Volume :
23
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Pediatric transplantationREFERENCES
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7b290073349ee4d69c15419fe68415dd