Bridging to transplant with HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist devices in the new heart organ allocation system : An individualized approach

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BACKGROUND: Following the MOMENTUM 3 trial and the discontinuation of the HeartWare HVAD, the HeartMate 3 LVAD (HM 3) has become the main durable device for bridging to transplantation; however, outcome of this strategy in the new heart allocation system is not well understood.

METHODS: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) registry was queried to include adult patients (≥18 years old) listed for heart transplantation between 2010 and 2020. Trends in durable LVAD utilization and outcomes of patients with HM 3 LVAD were examined in the pre- vs post-heart allocation system.

RESULTS: From 2017 to 2020, there was a 28.3% decline in the number of patients waitlisted with an FDA-approved durable LVAD. Overall, 449 patients were waitlisted with HM 3 in the pre-allocation era compared to 1094 patients in the post-allocation. Cumulative incidence of heart transplantation (53.4% vs 50.7%, p = 0.76) and death or delisting for worsening status (5.0%, vs 4.2%, p = 0.43) at 1-year after listing with HM 3 LVAD was comparable in the pre- vs post-allocation era. Old age (>50), ischemic HF, poor functional status, elevated creatinine (>1.3 mg/dL), pulmonary hypertension (>3 WU), and obesity (body mass index > 33 kg/m2) were predictors of post-transplant graft mortality after bridging with HM 3.

CONCLUSIONS: While the utilization of durable devices as BTT have declined under the new heart allocation system, bridging with HM 3 LVAD remains a safe strategy in carefully selected patients. Bridging decision should be individualized based on patient risk factors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 42(2023), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 124-133

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Uriel, Matan H [VerfasserIn]
Clerkin, Kevin J [VerfasserIn]
Takeda, Koji [VerfasserIn]
Naka, Yoshifumi [VerfasserIn]
Sayer, Gabriel T [VerfasserIn]
Uriel, Nir [VerfasserIn]
Topkara, Veli K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Guideline
Heart transplantation
Journal Article
Left ventricular assist device
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 23.12.2022

Date Revised 30.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.healun.2022.08.022

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NLM347874975