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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:1447
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary

Department of Cardiac Surgery Montreal Heart Institute 5000 Belanger St East Montreal, PQ H1T 1C8, Canada

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See also page 1442.

Patient selection for heart transplantation has evolved from the use of strictly defined and rigidly enforced criteria two decades ago, to a process of decision-making in which the risks and benefits from the procedures are assessed for each candidate. Although these changes in the selection process are most often based on trial and error, several traditional barriers have been waived, and age itself, for instance, is no longer an issue for heart transplantation. In their article, Blanche and colleagues report on 40 patients 65 years and older who underwent cardiac transplantation, with results comparable with those seen in a younger population of patients. The older patient group averaged 68 years of age, with a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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