Articles tagged "Heart transplant patients"

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of UNOS Donor Policy Change on Ischemic Time and the Effects on Mortality in Heart Transplantation
A. Lee¹, K. Yang¹, G. Liu¹, C. Lum², A. D. Salimbangon³, R. R. Chand⁴, P. Banankhah¹, P. Genyk¹, P. Kingsford¹, J. Li¹, J. Li¹, D. Vucicevic⁵, K. Pandya¹, J. Rahman¹, M. Fong¹, L. Grazette¹, A. Kiankhooy¹, J. [email protected]¹, S. Hashmi¹, A. Gong¹, J. Pizula¹, D. Miklin¹, S. Shah¹, A. Vaidya¹, A. Wolfson⁶, E. Depasquale¹
¹Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²The Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, ³UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Newark Beth-Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, ⁶University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tuscon, AZ
*Purpose: In light of the recent change in the UNOS allocation policy, we sought to evaluate the impact of ischemic time on mortality.*Methods: Using the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Criteria for Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Is it Applicable for Simultaneous Heart -Kidney Transplantation?
J. Yoo, D. Jain, A. Desai, S. Akkina
Department of Medicine, Division of Transplant Nephrology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation (SHK) proved its survival benefits in dialysis patients. However, criteria to allocate a kidney for SHK is lacking whereas criteria for…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Does the New Heart Transplantation Allocation System Improve Access to Transplantation for Restrictive and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients? A UNOS Database Analysis
R. Y. Loyaga-Rendon¹, D. R. Fermin¹, M. Jani¹, R. L. Grayburn¹, S. Lee¹, M. G. Dickinson¹, M. Gonzalez¹, N. K. Shrestha², T. Boeve³, S. Jovinge², M. Leacche³
¹Cardiology, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, ²DeVos Cardiovascular Research Program, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, ³Cardiothoracic Surgery, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI
*Purpose: Historically, patients with end-stage restrictive (RCM) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), experienced longer wait times and increased waitlist mortality while awaiting a heart transplant (HT)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation Has Excellent Long-Term Outcomes
J. A. Steadman¹, J. M. Stulak¹, A. L. Clavell², S. S. Kushwaha², B. S. Edwards², N. L. Pereira², B. A. Boilson², A. Behfar², R. J. Rodeheffer², J. A. Dearani¹, T. Taner³, R. C. Daly¹
¹Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Division of Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Combined heart-liver transplants (CHLTx) have been shown to have good short-term outcomes in those with end-stage heart and liver disease: we conducted a comprehensive…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review of the Literature
I. A. Ziogas¹, D. Giannis², P. Kapsampelis², A. Giannopoulou², A. Evangeliou², K. S. Mylonas², G. Tsoulfas³, L. K. Matsuoka¹, M. I. Montenovo¹, M. Izzy¹, S. P. Alexopoulos¹
¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Society of Junior Doctors, Athens, Greece, ³Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
*Purpose: Combined heart-liver transplant (CHLT) has been increasingly utilized as the treatment of choice for candidates with dual end-stage organ disease. We aimed to assess…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Since UNOS Allocation System Change: UNOS Registry Analysis
P. Genyk, K. Yang, J. Nattiv, G. Liu, P. Banankah, P. Kingsford, J. Li, S. Nuno, K. Pandya, A. Vaidya, E. DePasquale
Department of Cardiology, Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We sought to examine the waiting list and post-HT outcomes in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) within UNOS registry since the implementation of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Heart Transplant Outcomes in Adults with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
P. Genyk, K. Yang, G. Liu, J. Nattiv, P. Banankhah, P. Kingsford, J. Li, S. Nuno, K. Pandya, A. Vaidya, E. DePasquale
Department of Cardiology, Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We aimed to evaluate long-term heart transplant (HT) outcomes in adults with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) and compare them to all other heart transplant recipients.*Methods:…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Depression and Antidepressant Use in Cardiac Transplant Candidates and Recipients
D. Wood¹, N. R. Konopasek², J. Powers², G. Kim², M. Marcangelo³, L. Lourenco¹
¹Pharmacy, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Cardiology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Psychiatry, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: A diagnosis of depression can have negative impacts such as graft loss, suicidal ideation, and mortality in patients pre- and post-heart transplantation (HT). This…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Heart Kidney Transplant Benefits are Concentrated in the Dialysis Dependent Population
B. I. Shaw¹, M. L. Samoylova¹, Z. W. Fitch¹, M. Bishawi¹, R. Schmitz¹, S. J. Kesseli¹, A. S. Barbas¹, C. B. Patel², S. L. Sanoff², L. M. McElroy¹
¹Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: With ongoing growth of simultaneous organ transplant and increased attention to allocation policy, we examined trends in simultaneous heart-kidney (SHK) transplantation outcomes over the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Recruitment in the Pediatric Heart Transplant TEAMMATE Trial: Observed vs. Expected
K. P. Daly, L. A. Sleeper, L. J. Addonizio, J. C. Alejos, S. Auerbach, M. J. Bock, A. Butto, W. F. Carlo, C. Castleberry, W. J. Dreyer, B. Feingold, J. M. Lamour, E. L. Albers, S. A. Hollander, G. L. Klein, A. Lal, E. Pahl, D. Peng, A. R. Punnoose, J. W. Rossano, T. D. Ryan, J. Su, D. L. Sutcliffe, S. Zangwill, C. S. Almond
TEAMMATE Trial Investigators, Boston, MA
*Purpose: The TEAMMATE (Tacrolimus/Everolimus vs. Tacrolimus/MMF in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients using the MATE Score) Trial is the first multicenter effort to address key scientific…

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