Search for: [Abstract = "Introduction\: Heart transplantation \(HTX\) can dramatically improve health related quality of life. Heart failure patient with huge limitations in daily activites can become person with normal heart function living normal family and professional life. Unfortunately this perfect scenario is beyond reach for every patient, because of complicated medical regimen, emotional stress associated with constant risk of rejection, infection, malignancy and potential for other complications during follow up. Objectives\: 1. Evaluation of transplanted heart function 10 years after HTX\: incidence of transplanted heart coronary artery disease \(TxCAD\), systolic and diastolic function, heart valve competency, heart rhytm evaluation, incidence of acute rejection and exercise capacity. 2. Incidence of most common complications of immunosupressive treatment\: hypertension, chronic renal failure, dyslipidemia, malignancy and diabetes mellitus. 3. Health related quality of life 10 years after heart transplantation assessed with polish version of SF\-36. Material\: 35 patients who survived 10 years after HTX underwent rutine follow up evaluation. Proportion of males at HTX 83,9 % has change slightly to 80% after 10 years. Average age at HTX was 43,82 \(\+\/\- 10,37\), average donor age 30,5 \(\+\/\- 8,5\) and average age at follow up 55,14 \(\+\/\- 10,42\). Methods\: Patients were evaluated with standard 10 ye"]

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