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[Initial clinical experiences with heart transplantation in East Germany]
H Wolff1, M Schädlich, H Warnke
1Klinik für Chirurgie, Bereichs Medizin (Charité) der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Zentralblatt Fur Chirurgie
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
An account is given in this paper of first experience from orthotopic heart transplantation. Six of eight patients with transplants have so far survived, with two of these having been in very good general condition for more than a year. All surgical indications were derived from myocardial dilatation. A triple combination of cyclosporine A, prednisone, and azathioprine was used for immunosuppression.