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The Transplantation and Replacement of Thoracic Organs pp 191–202Cite as

Other Complications of Transplantation and Immunosuppressive Therapy

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The fundamental problem associated with cardiac transplantation is undoubtedly the prevention and treatment of rejection, both acute and chronic. Anti-rejection therapy leads to complications, notably infection and, to a lesser extent, malignant tumor 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 (at Oklahoma Transplantation Institute).

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  1. Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma Transplantation Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    David K. C. Cooper MA, MD, PhD, FRCS (Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of Research and Education, Formerly, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery) & Dimitri Novitzky MD, FCS (SA) (Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Formerly, Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery) (Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of Research and Education, Formerly, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery) &  (Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Formerly, Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery)

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

    David K. C. Cooper MA, MD, PhD, FRCS (Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of Research and Education, Formerly, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery) (Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of Research and Education, Formerly, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery)

  3. Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    Dimitri Novitzky MD, FCS (SA) (Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Formerly, Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery) (Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Formerly, Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery)

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Cooper, D.K.C., Muchmore, J.S., Welch, R.W. (1990). Other Complications of Transplantation and Immunosuppressive Therapy. In: Cooper, D.K.C., Novitzky, D. (eds) The Transplantation and Replacement of Thoracic Organs. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0711-9_22

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