Simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation results in respectable long-term outcome but a high rate of early kidney graft loss in high-risk recipients - a European single center analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In spite of renal graft shortage and increasing waiting times for transplant candidates, simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation (HKTx) is an increasingly performed procedure established for patients with combined end-stage cardiac and renal failure. Although data on renal graft outcome in this setting is limited, reports on reduced graft survival in comparison to solitary kidney transplantation (KTx) have led to an ongoing discussion of adequate organ utilization.

Methods

This retrospective study was conducted to evaluate prognostic factors and outcomes of 27 patients undergoing HKTx in comparison to a matched cohort of 27 patients undergoing solitary KTx between September 1987 and October 2019 in one of Europe's largest transplant centers.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Beetz O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8268408 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature