TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Heart Transplantation A1 - Shemin, Richard J. A1 - Deng, Mario A2 - Cohn, Lawrence H. A2 - Adams, David H. PY - 2017 T2 - Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e AB - The number of patients with heart failure is growing. End-stage heart failure is associated with significant morbidity, need for recurrent hospitalizations, decrease in quality of life, and increased mortality. Cardiac transplantation has evolved as an effective therapy for many of these patients. Tremendous advancements in the fields of immunosuppression, rejection, and infection have transformed what was once considered an experimental intervention into a routine treatment available worldwide. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/16 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144168275 ER -