Cardiopulmonaty Stress Test and Psychosocial Counseling in Patient Following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: A casereport

Authors

Chen-Liang Chou
Tacho-Jen Liu
Tao-Chang Hsu

Translated Title

正位心臟移植病患之運動心肺功能測試及心理咨詢：病例報告

Abstract

Cardiac transplantation is no longer considered to be an experimental procedure. Judicious choice of recipients, lengthier experience with immunosuppressive medication, improved surgical technique, and the introduction of cyclosporine have all enhanced survival rate. As improvements were made in the diagnosis and therapy for rejection and infection, graft artherosclerosis became the leading cause of death among long-term survival cardiac transplantation patients.A repeatable non-invasive cardiopulmonary stress can early detect allograft coronary artery disease & predicts its outcome. Moreover, psychological well-being and thus increase the quality of life. Therefore, these examinations are highly recommended for heart transplant patients in the long term follow up.

Language

Traditional Chinese

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.6315/JRMA.199312.00096

First Page

141

Last Page

144

Recommended Citation

Chou, Chen-Liang; Liu, Tacho-Jen; and Hsu, Tao-Chang (1993) "Cardiopulmonaty Stress Test and Psychosocial Counseling in Patient Following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: A casereport," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 25.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/JRMA.199312.00096
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol21/iss1/25