Heart transplant outcomes in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy in the United States.

Rodolfo D BenattiSadeer G Al-KindiFernando BacalGuilherme H Oliveira

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2018)

Heart transplantation recipients with CC diagnosis appear to have similar outcomes to IDCMP patients. Induction therapy and MMF use may be associated with higher risk of infection in CC patients who underwent transplantation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
metabolic syndrome
mesenchymal stem cells
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue
weight loss
glycemic control
kidney transplantation