Paediatric Heart Transplantation in Zurich within the last 10 years

Completed Research Project

Title / Titel: Paediatric Heart Transplantation in Zurich within the last 10 years

Summary / Zusammenfassung: All consecutive patients who have been identified as transplant candidates in Zürich are retrospectively reviewed regarding the diagnosis, clinical status, haemodynamics, arrhythmia, need for assist device and additional morbidity between the time when their name was put on the waiting list and the time of transplantation or death respectively. Data will then be compared with the results of other centres as published in the literature.

Publications / Publikationen: Data will be be published upon completion of the analysis in an European Cardiovascular Journal

Keywords / Suchbegriffe: Heart Transplantation. Congenital heart disease. Paediatric. Assist Device.

Project Leadership and Contacts / Projektleitung und Kontakte

Dr. Christian Balmer, MD (Project Leader)

Funding Source(s) / Unterstützt durch: No project-specific funding
Currently no additional funding

In Collaboration with / In Zusammenarbeit mit

Prof Georg Noll, University Hospital Zurich

Switzerland