Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
Mahmoud H Alshirbini
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Cardiolog
Background: Cardiac transplantation has evolved as the most effective therapy for advanced heart failure patients. The availability of donor organs remains the major limitation to transplantation; however old age has conventionally been considered a contraindication for heart transplantation. Methods: Our study is based on a retrospective analysis for the results of 13 (4.5%) patients aged 65 and older underwent heart transplantation between May 2008 and December 2015. These patients were compared with two groups of patients, 39 (13.5%) patients who were 60 years of age and below 65 and 236 (82%) adult recipients who were younger than 60 years at the time of transplantation and during the same period. Results: Among group I, 69.2% of patients were males with a mean age of 68.3�±3.5 years, while in group II, 71.8% were males with a mean age of 61.7�±1.3 years, and among group III, 83.4% were males with a mean age 43.72�±11.41 years ; (p=0.237). No significant difference was found regarding the rate of three month survival among all groups (p=0.46). Although one year survival was higher among the young patients group (p=0.524), still the rate of three year survival showed no statistically significant difference among three groups (p=0.476). Conclusion: According to our experience among heart transplant candidates 65 years and older, we believe that equal opportunity for transplantation should be given to the appropriately selected older patients.
Email: malshirbini@hust.edu.cn