Cardiac Transplantation

Author: Fawwaz Shaw, MD; Jason Smith, MD
Institution: University of Washington
Date Reviewed: September 2014
Learning Domain: Adult Cardiac Surgery
Learning Objective: Review the criteria for OHT (Recipient and donor)
PowerPoint File: Cardiac Transplantation

Learning Points

• Recipient and Donor selection is critical to good outcomes in cardiac transplantation
• There are absolute and relative contraindications to be considered for both donor & recipient
• In light of the number of people with congestive heart failure around the world
  • Cardiac transplantation is limited in availability and applicability
  • Destination ventricular assist devices will become increasingly important