Registry report: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

Orthotopic heart transplantation continues to be a highly successful therapy for end-stage cardiac disease. Recent advances have extended the benefits of this procedure to neonatal patients. The number of patients undergoing single- and double-lung transplantation increases steadily and the indications for transplantation are being expanded. Evaluation of the early results indicates that patients undergoing lung transplantation for vascular disease do not fare as well as those undergoing transplantation for parenchymal disease. Presently, the results of retransplantation are far inferior to primary transplantation and require ongoing evaluation.