CARDIOLOGY

**Table 1 : Contraindications to Heart transplantation**
Advanced Age ( > 70 years ) Irreversible Hepatic, Renal or Pulmonary Dysfunction Severe Peripheral Vascular or Cerebrovascular Disease Insulin Requiring Diabetes Mellitus With End-Organ Damage Active Infection Recent Cancer With Uncertain Status Psychiatric Ilness, Poor Medical Compliance Systemic Disease That Would Significantly Limit Survival or Rehabilitation Pulmonary Hypertension With Pulmonary Vascular Resistance > 6 Wood Units or 3 Units After Treatment With Vasodilators