Orthotopic heart transplantation in a two-year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy

Mehmet Emin Özdoğan,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.173

Mehmet Emin Özdoğan¹, Erkan İriz¹, Dilek Erer¹, Serdar Kula², Ayşe Tana Aslan³, Yusuf Ünal⁴, Tuba Dönmez¹, Rana Olguntürk²

¹Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
²Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Pediyatrik Kardiyoloji Bilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
³Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Pediyatrik Göğüs Hastalıkları Bilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
⁴Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.173

Pediatric heart transplantation is indicated with end-stage heart failure or complex inoperable congenital heart defects. In this article, we report the first youngest (2 years old) successfully pediatric heart transplantation after 25 years compared to literature indicating limited pediatric donor pool and trained surgeon team. Our experience suggests that heart transplantation of pediatric patients requires multidisciplinary collaboration.

Keywords : Heart transplantation; intensive care unit; pediatric

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