Recent Trends of Infectious Complications Following Heart Transplantation

Background. Heart transplantation is a life-saving procedure that has seen improvements in transplant and patient outcomes due to advances in immunosuppression and prevention of posttransplantation infectious episodes (IEps). This study systematically evaluates IEps in the modern era of heart transplantation at Stanford University Medical Center. Methods. This is a single-center retrospective review that includes 279 consecutive adult heart...