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Review
. 1999 Nov;3(4):333-42.
doi: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.1999.00045.x.

Heart transplantation in children: indications. Report of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee of the Pediatric Committee of the American Society of Transplantation (AST)

F J Fricker  1 , L Addonizio, D Bernstein, M Boucek, R Boucek, C Canter, R Chinnock, C Chin, M Kichuk, J Lamour, B Pietra, R Morrow, K Rotundo, R Shaddy, E P Schuette, K O Schowengerdt, H Sondheimer, S Webber
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Review

Heart transplantation in children: indications. Report of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee of the Pediatric Committee of the American Society of Transplantation (AST)

F J Fricker et al. Pediatr Transplant. 1999 Nov.

Abstract

This review details the indications for heart transplantation in children. Contraindications have evolved from absolute to relative. Controversial issues remain and this paper represents a consensus of more than a dozen centers that have programs that remain active performing pediatric heart transplants.

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