Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive update on recent advances in heart transplantation.Recent FindingsHeart transplantation is now an established therapy for end-stage heart failure, though challenges still exist. However, multiple advances over the past few years will improve the survival and quality of life of heart transplant recipients. These advances include acceptance of previously considered marginal donor hearts, revisions to the donor heart allocation policy, advances in desensitization regimens, tailoring of immunosuppression regimens, and improvement in the diagnosis of rejection and allograft vasculopathy.SummaryHeart transplantation is evolving to provide better quality of life and survival to higher risk recipients with methods to broaden the donor pool, make the best use of existing organs, and refine the management of sensitization and diagnosis of rejection and allograft vasculopathy.
Author Listing：Kevin S. Shah;Michelle M. Kittleson;Jon A. Kobashigawa
Volume：None
Pages：1-7
DOI：10.1007/s11897-019-00432-3
Language：English
Journal：Current Heart Failure Reports
Current Heart Failure Reports
影响因子：3.8
是否综述期刊：否
是否OA：否
是否预警：不在预警名单内
发行时间：-
ISSN：1546-9530
发刊频率：6 issues per year
收录数据库：Scopus收录
出版国家/地区：-
出版社：Springer Nature
期刊介绍
This journal intends to provide clear, insightful, balanced contributions by international experts that review the most important, recently published clinical findings related to the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of heart failure. We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas, such as investigative, pharmacologic, and nonpharmacologic therapies, pathophysiology, and prevention. Section Editors, in turn, select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. An international Editorial Board reviews the annual table of contents, suggests articles of special interest to their country/region, and ensures that topics are current and include emerging research. Commentaries from well-known figures in the field are also provided.
