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Other Complications of Transplantation and Immunosuppression

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The major problem associated with cardiac transplantation is undoubtedly rejection, both acute and chronic. The prevention or treatment of rejection by immunosuppressive drugs leads to complications, notably infection and, to a lesser extent, malignant tumour formation. There are many other potential complications, however, that are related to the transplantation operation or, particularly, to the immunocompromised status of the patient. These complications will be outlined and discussed below in the light of our own experience.

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  1. Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa

    D. K. C. Cooper MA, MB, BS, PhD, FRCS (Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery) (Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery)

  2. Cardiac Surgical Research Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa

    R. P. Lanza MD (Chris Barnard Fund Research Fellow) (Chris Barnard Fund Research Fellow)

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Lanza, R.P. (1984). Other Complications of Transplantation and Immunosuppression. In: Cooper, D.K.C., Lanza, R.P. (eds) Heart Transplantation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7324-7_18

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