Outcomes and risk factors for listing for heart transplantation after the Norwood procedure: An analysis of the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial

摘要

BACKGROUND: Infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after palliation have the worst survival among heart transplant recipients. Heart transplantation is often reserved for use in patients with sub-optimal results after palliative surgery. This study characterized outcomes after listing in infants with a single ventricle who had undergone the Norwood procedure and identified predictors of the decision to list for heart transplantation.