The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive update on recent advances in heart transplantation in China.Despite advances in pharmacologic and device treatment of chronic heart failure,long-term morbidity ...The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive update on recent advances in heart transplantation in China.Despite advances in pharmacologic and device treatment of chronic heart failure,long-term morbidity and mortality remain high,and many patients progress to end-stage heart failure.Heart transplantation has become standard treatment for selected patients with 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.This article elaborates on the specific characteristics of heart transplantation in China,the current issues,development trends,and related experiences with heart transplantation in Wuhan Union Hospital.展开更多
The article"Current Status of and Opinions on Heart Transplantation in China",written by Yong-feng SUN,Zhi-wen WANG,Jing ZHANG Jie CAI,Feng SHI,Nian-guo DONG was originally published electronically on the pu...The article"Current Status of and Opinions on Heart Transplantation in China",written by Yong-feng SUN,Zhi-wen WANG,Jing ZHANG Jie CAI,Feng SHI,Nian-guo DONG was originally published electronically on the publisher s internet portal on October 2021;without open access.展开更多
INTRODUCTION "End-stage heart disease" commonly refers to an irreversible stage of cardiac decompensation caused by a variety of pathologies that cannot be treated using conventional drugs or traditional surgical tr...INTRODUCTION "End-stage heart disease" commonly refers to an irreversible stage of cardiac decompensation caused by a variety of pathologies that cannot be treated using conventional drugs or traditional surgical treatments. The life expectancy of patients with end-stage heart disease ranges from 〈6 months to 1 year. Therapeutic strategies for end-stage heart disease patients are primarily based on three approaches: Internal medicine therapy, surgical therapy (heart transplantation), and multiple organ protection therapy via the core method of mechanical circulation assistance. Among these approaches, heart transplantation has become recognized as the most efl'ective treatment.展开更多
文摘The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive update on recent advances in heart transplantation in China.Despite advances in pharmacologic and device treatment of chronic heart failure,long-term morbidity and mortality remain high,and many patients progress to end-stage heart failure.Heart transplantation has become standard treatment for selected patients with 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.This article elaborates on the specific characteristics of heart transplantation in China,the current issues,development trends,and related experiences with heart transplantation in Wuhan Union Hospital.
文摘The article"Current Status of and Opinions on Heart Transplantation in China",written by Yong-feng SUN,Zhi-wen WANG,Jing ZHANG Jie CAI,Feng SHI,Nian-guo DONG was originally published electronically on the publisher s internet portal on October 2021;without open access.
基金Financial support and sponsorship This work was supported by a grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81400290).
文摘INTRODUCTION "End-stage heart disease" commonly refers to an irreversible stage of cardiac decompensation caused by a variety of pathologies that cannot be treated using conventional drugs or traditional surgical treatments. The life expectancy of patients with end-stage heart disease ranges from 〈6 months to 1 year. Therapeutic strategies for end-stage heart disease patients are primarily based on three approaches: Internal medicine therapy, surgical therapy (heart transplantation), and multiple organ protection therapy via the core method of mechanical circulation assistance. Among these approaches, heart transplantation has become recognized as the most efl'ective treatment.