Review Article

Heart Transplantation in Congenital Heart Disease: In Whom to Consider and When?

Table 4

Risk factors for heart transplantation according to Lamour et al. 2009 [13].

VariableRelative risk value

Early phase
 Previous Fontan8.60.003
 Higher pretransplant mean RAP (only if previous Fontan)2.4<0.0001
 Longer ischemic time1.60.002
 Older recipient age1.50.02
 Interaction of donor age and ischemic time1.40.0007
Constant phase
 Previous classic Glenn operation3.10.01
 CMV +donor, CMV −recipient2.80.001
 Higher systolic transpulmonary gradient2.00.01
 Younger recipient age1.80.0001
 Univentricular heart, previous cardiac surgery, >1 year old6.48<0.0001

RAP: right atrial pressure; CMV: cytomegalovirus.