Increasing Multiorgan Heart Transplantation With Hepatitis C Virus Donors In The Current-era

The trends and outcomes of multiorgan heart-transplantation(HT) using hepatitis C virus(HCV) donors in the contemporary era are sparsely known. Using UNOS registry, 1322 adult multiorgan-HTs(n=986 heart-kidney, n=155 heart-lung, n=181 heart-liver) between August-2015 and August-2020 were identified, of which 109 were performed using HCV-donors[n=77 HCV nucleic-acid-amplification testing(NAT) positive irrespective of antibody(Ab) status(HCV-viremic); and n=32 HCV Ab+/NAT-(HCV Ab+ nonviremic)]. The percentage of HCV-donors used for multiorgan-HT increased from 0% in 2015 to 14% in 2020(p
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research