Pediatric cardiac transplantation for Non-dilated cardiomyopathies

Cardiomyopathy is the leading diagnosis for pediatric heart transplantation in children over 1year of age. The majority of these patients usually have dilated cardiomyopathy. Children with hypertrophic and restrictive types of cardiomyopathy comprise less than 20% of the total children transplanted. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the smallest subgroup to receive a cardiac transplant (6%). The mean age at listing in the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study (PHTS) was 7.6years, however, 39% were infants listed at a mean of 3.2+2.8months of age.
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research