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Arch Dis Child 1997;76:38-40 ( January )

Heart-lung transplantation for patients under 10 with cystic fibrosis

I M Balfour-Lynn, I Martin, B F Whitehead, P G Rees, M J Elliott, M R de Leval

Transplant Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH

Correspondence to: Dr Balfour-Lynn.

Accepted 2 September 1996

The outcome of patients with cystic fibrosis aged under 10 years referred for heart-lung transplantation assessment (n=58) was determined and compared with older children (n=109). Similar proportions were placed on to the active waiting list (64% v 71%) and received transplants (35% v 31%). Three year post-transplantation survival figures were also similar (41% v 46%), as were the figures for overall survival for those placed on to the active list (27% v 29%). Paediatricians should not be deterred from referring younger patients for transplantation.

Keywords: cystic fibrosis; heart-lung transplantation; younger children.

© 1997 by Archives of Disease in Childhood


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