The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 661-666 , July 2009

Quality of Life in Adult Survivors Greater Than 10 Years After Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Presented at the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Annual Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, April 2008.

  • Rebecca A. Petroski, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Kathleen L. Grady, PhD, APN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Sherrie Rodgers, MSN, CPNP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Carl L. Backer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Agnieszka Kulikowska, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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  • Charles Canter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
    • ,
  • Elfriede Pahl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Elfriede Pahl, MD, Division of Cardiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, MC 21, Chicago, IL 60614. Telephone: 773-880-6388. Fax: 773-880-8111

Received 17 December 2008 ,Revised 5 March 2009 ,Accepted 7 April 2009.

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 Funding was provided by the Siragusa Transplant Foundation at Children's Memorial Hospital.

PII: S1053-2498(09)00226-5

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.04.004

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 661-666 , July 2009

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