Outcome of Heart Transplants 15 to 20 Years Ago: Graft Survival, Post-transplant Morbidity, and Risk Factors for Mortality

Long-term survival at 15 years after cardiac transplantation remains excellent in the cyclosporine era. Controlling acute allograft rejection can be achieved but seems to carry a high rate of cancers and renal dysfunction. History of cigarette use affects significantly long-term survival in our study.