Ophthalmological Complications Developing After Cardiac Transplantation

Organ transplantation has evolved over the years. Heart transplantation is a mainstay of therapy for heart failure patients. Cardiac transplantation requires immunosuppressive agents in large quantities and at high doses. Complications of this immunosuppression are common. It has been suggested that ocular examination should be routine following transplantation in order to identify complications before sight-threatening lesions occur. Ocular complications may affect quality of life after recovery, so as survival improves, it becomes increasingly important to identify and aggressively treat them. Patients undergoing organ transplantation should receive careful and regular ocular examinations. In this study, we reviewed the existing literature on major ocular complications after heart transplantation. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2015; 45: 115-118).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi - 45(2015), 3, Seite 115-118

Sprache:

Englisch ; Türkisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hande Çeliker [VerfasserIn]
Hande Çeliker [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cardiac transplantation
Immunosuppressive drugs
Medicine
Ophthalmic complications
Ophthalmology
Organ transplantation
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doi:

10.4274/tjo.24855

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ075486180