The Korean Organ Transplant Registry (KOTRY): Second Official Adult Heart Transplant Report.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

This second adult heart transplantation (HTx) report is based on Korean Organ Transplant Registry data submitted on 400 HTxs in recipients of all ages.

Methods

From March 2014 to December 2017, a total of 400 HTxs were performed at 4 major centers in Korea. We analyzed demographics and characteristics according to transplant years. Patterns of immunosuppression, allograft rejection, and survival after HTx were analyzed. Donor and recipient age were highlighted.

Results

Some distinct differences in HTx statistics were noted. Mean donor age increased significantly in the most recent years compared to 2014-2015, while mean recipient age did not change. The proportion of patients on pre-transplant extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) increa

SUBMITTER: Kim D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6675691 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature