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Abstract
Purpose of review: Older adults with end-stage heart failure may be candidates for heart transplantation (HT) and changing guidelines and institutional policies have increased the availability of HT for septuagenarians. This review explores historical, pre-HT evaluation, and post-HT outcomes for older adult HT recipients.
Recent findings: Rates of HT in older adults have increased in the past decade and more than 800 septuagenarians have undergone HT. Older adult HT recipients have similar survival, rehospitalization, and graft failure rates when compared to younger patients despite additional comorbidities and higher risk donors.
Summary: HT is feasible in carefully selected older adults. As the number of older adults who are considered for HT increases, additional research into population-specific assessment tools will be needed. Furthermore, age-related immune changes warrant population-specific studies on immunosuppressive regimens.
期刊介绍：
Under the guidance of Dr. Dorry Segev, from Johns Hopkins, Current Transplantation Reports will provide an in-depth review of topics covering kidney, liver, and pancreatic transplantation in addition to immunology and composite allografts.We accomplish this aim by inviting international authorities to contribute review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. By providing clear, insightful balanced contributions, the journal intends to serve those involved in the field of transplantation.
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