TY - JOUR
AU1 - Michaels, Marian G.
AU2 - Frader, Joel
AU3 - Armitage, John
AB - 
SINCE Dr Christian Barnard performed the first adult heart transplant in 1967, this procedure has evolved into a lifesaving surgery for many people with end-stage cardiac function. The first efforts at neonatal heart transplantation were undertaken in 1967 and 1968.1,2 Both of the infants died within a few hours, temporarily dampening enthusiasm for this procedure in the neonate. In the 1980s, with the advent of improved immunosuppression, solid-organ transplantation became a more feasible treatment for end-stage organ disorders, and interest in neonatal cardiac transplantation was renewed. In the United States, the number of cardiac transplants performed in children less than 1 year of age rose from two in 1984 to 82 in 1990.3 By 1989, surgeons had performed pediatric cardiac transplantation in 61 centers.4 Survival with 4 to 40 months of follow-up ranges between 63% and 84%.5-7 Evaluations to date show normal growth and development of

TI - Ethical Considerations in Listing Fetuses as Candidates for Neonatal Heart Transplantation
JF - JAMA
DO - 10.1001/jama.1993.03500030099041
DA - 1993-01-20
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/ethical-considerations-in-listing-fetuses-as-candidates-for-neonatal-qkEJILuBdE
SP - 401
EP - 403
VL - 269
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -