Sex-Related Differences in Outcomes of Thoracic Organ Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Tex Heart Inst J. 2018 Aug 1;45(4):240-242. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-18-6710. eCollection 2018 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Graft survival/immunology/physiology; heart transplantation/adverse effects/mortality; heart-assist devices; lung transplantation/adverse effects/mortality; postoperative complications/mortality; sex characteristics; sex factors; tissue and organ procurement/methods; transplantation, homologous/immunology/mortality; treatment outcome.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Graft Survival
  • Heart Failure / mortality
  • Heart Failure / surgery*
  • Heart-Assist Devices*
  • Heart-Lung Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Registries*
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Distribution
  • Sex Factors
  • Survival Rate / trends
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Waiting Lists / mortality*