Early Outcomes of Adult Heart Transplantation From COVID-19 Infected Donors

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BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of data on heart transplantation (HT) using COVID-19 donors.

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated COVID-19 donor use, donor and recipient characteristics, and early post-HT outcomes.

METHODS: Between May 2020 and June 2022, study investigators identified 27,862 donors in the United Network for Organ Sharing, with 60,699 COVID-19 nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) performed before procurement and with available organ disposition. Donors were considered "COVID-19 donors" if they were NAT positive at any time during terminal hospitalization. These donors were subclassified as "active COVID-19" (aCOV) donors if they were NAT positive within 2 days of organ procurement, or "recently resolved COVID-19" (rrCOV) donors if they were NAT positive initially but became NAT negative before procurement. Donors with NAT-positive status >2 days before procurement were considered aCOV unless there was evidence of a subsequent NAT-negative result ≥48 hours after the last NAT-positive result. HT outcomes were compared.

RESULTS: During the study period, 1,445 "COVID-19 donors" (COVID-19 NAT positive) were identified; 1,017 of these were aCOV, and 428 were rrCOV. Overall, 309 HTs used COVID-19 donors, and 239 adult HTs from COVID-19 donors (150 aCOV, 89 rrCOV) met study criteria. Compared with non-COV, COVID-19 donors used for adult HT were younger and mostly male (∼80%). Compared with HTs from non-COV donors, recipients of HTs from aCOV donors had increased mortality at 6 months (Cox HR: 1.74; 95% CI: 1.02-2.96; P = 0.043) and 1 year (Cox HR: 1.98; 95% CI: 1.22-3.22; P = 0.006). Recipients of HTs from rrCOV and non-COV donors had similar 6-month and 1-year mortality. Results were similar in propensity-matched cohorts.

CONCLUSIONS: In this early analysis, although HTs from aCOV donors had increased mortality at 6 months and 1 year, HTs from rrCOV donors had survival similar to that seen in recipients of HTs from non-COV donors. Continued evaluation and a more nuanced approach to this donor pool are needed.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Jun 20;81(24):2358-2360. - PMID 37316115

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:81

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 81(2023), 24 vom: 20. Juni, Seite 2344-2357

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Madan, Shivank [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Marvyn Allen G [VerfasserIn]
Saeed, Omar [VerfasserIn]
Hemmige, Vagish [VerfasserIn]
Sims, Daniel B [VerfasserIn]
Forest, Stephen J [VerfasserIn]
Goldstein, Daniel J [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Snehal R [VerfasserIn]
Jorde, Ulrich P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19 donors
Donor characteristics
Heart transplantation
Journal Article
Transplant outcomes

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Date Completed 16.06.2023

Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Jun 20;81(24):2358-2360. - PMID 37316115

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jacc.2023.04.022

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35706898X