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OHT indications Correct Answer-Advanced heart failure: refractory AHA stage D or NYHA Class III-IV Common causes of OHT Correct Answer-1. NICM 2. ICM 3. Restrictive cardiomyopathy 4. Congenital heart disease 4. HCM 4. Retransplant 5. Viral cardiomyopathy 6. Other Which of the following...

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OHT indications Correct Answer-Advanced heart failure: refractory
AHA stage D or NYHA Class III-IV


Common causes of OHT Correct Answer-1. NICM
2. ICM
3. Restrictive cardiomyopathy
4. Congenital heart disease
4. HCM
4. Retransplant
5. Viral cardiomyopathy
6. Other


Which of the following are indications for Heart Transplantation
• Arrhythmia
• Refractory American Heart Association Stage D or NYHA class III‐
IV heart failure
• Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy
• Non Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Correct Answer-B


Common OHT contraindications Correct Answer-- Advanced age (>70)
- Irreversible pHTN (TPG >12 or 3 wood units)

, - Chronic noncardiac illness that compromises survival and functional
recovery
- Severe PVD
- Morbid obesity
- Active or recent malignancy
- Active infection (excluding chronic drive line infections of mechanical
circulatory support devices)
- Human immunodeficiency virus seroconversion
- Drug, tobacco, or alcohol abuse w/in previous 6m
- Psychiatric or psychosocial instability
- Poor DM control
- Noncompliance


OHT evaluation: cardiac-specific testing Correct Answer--
Cardiopulmonary testing
-Diagnostic RHC (repeat q3-6m)
-HF prognosis score (not universally used)
-If infiltrative myopathies: AL, TTR


Which of the following are common exclusion criteria for Heart
Transplantation?
• Hepatitis B
• Gastric bypass
• Age >50

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