Neurological complications of cardiac transplantation

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Neurological complications of cardiac transplantation. Neurological complications develop in 30-70% of cardiac transplant recipients.

Demographic features

  • Neurological complications develop in 30-70% of cardiac transplant recipients

Risk factors

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Complications

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References

  1. Malheiros SMF, Almeida DR, Massaro AR. Neurologic complications after heart transplantation. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2002; 60:192-197.
  2. Pérez-Miralles F, Sánchez-Manso JC, Almenar-Bonet L, Sevilla-Mantecón T, Martínez-Dolz L, Vílchez-Padilla JJ. Incidence of and risk factors for neurologic complications after heart transplantation. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:4067-4070.
  3. Cemillán CA, Alonso-Pulpón L, Burgos-Lázaro R, Millán-Hernández I, del Ser T, Liaño-Martínez H. Neurological complications in a series of 205 orthotopic heart transplant patients. Rev Neurol 2004; 38:906-912. 
  4. van de Beek D, Kremers W, Daly RC, et al. Effect of neurologic complications on outcome after heart transplant. Arch Neurol 2008; 65:226-231.
  5. Zierer A, Melby SJ, Voeller RK, et al. Significance of neurologic complications in the modern era of cardiac transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg 2007; 83:1684-1690.

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