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An integrated program to expand donor utilization in pediatric heart transplantation: Case report of successful transplant with multiple donor risk factors.

An integrated program to expand donor utilization in pediatric heart transplantation: Case report of successful transplant with multiple donor risk factors. Pediatric transplantation Torpoco Rivera, D. M., Hollander, S. A., Almond, C., Profita, E., Dykes, J. C., Raissadati, A., Lee, J., Sacks, L. D., Kleiman, Z. I., Lee, E., Rosenthal, A., Rosenthal, D. N., Nasirov, T., Ma, M., Martin, E., Chen, S. 2023: e14584

Abstract

Pediatric heart transplantation (HT) continues to be limited by the shortage of donor organs, distance constraints, and the number of potential donor offers that are declined due to the presence of multiple risk factors.We report a case of successful pediatric HT in which multiple risk factors were mitigated through a combination of innovative donor utilization improvement strategies.An 11-year-old, 25-kilogram child with cardiomyopathy and pulmonary hypertension, on chronic milrinone therapy and anticoagulated with apixaban, was transplanted with a heart from a Hepatitis C virus positive donor and an increased donor-to-recipient weight ratio. Due to extended geographic distance, an extracorporeal heart preservation system (TransMedics™ OCS Heart) was used for procurement. No significant bleeding was observed post-operatively, and she was discharged by post-operative day 15 with normal biventricular systolic function. Post-transplant Hepatitis C virus seroconversion was successfully treated.Heart transplantation in donors with multiple risk factor can be achieved with an integrative team approach and should be taken into consideration when evaluating marginal donors in order to expand the current limited donor pool in pediatric patients.

View details for DOI 10.1111/petr.14584

View details for PubMedID 37470130