Outcomes of Combined Heart-Kidney Transplantation in Older Recipients

Outcomes of Combined Heart-Kidney Transplantation in Older Recipients

Objectives. The upper limit of recipient age for combined heart-kidney transplantation (HKT) remains controversial. This study evaluated the outcomes of HKT in patients aged ≥65 years. Methods. The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) was used to identify patients undergoing HKT from 2005 to 2021....

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Veröffentlicht in:Cardiology research and practice 2023, Vol.2023, p.4528828-8
Hauptverfasser: Sherard, Curry, Sama, Vineeth, Kwon, Jennie H., Shorbaji, Khaled, Huckaby, Lauren V., Welch, Brett A., Inampudi, Chakradhari, Tedford, Ryan J., Kilic, Arman
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Sprache:eng
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Age groups
Body mass index
Cardiomyopathy
Creatinine
Cytomegalovirus
Diabetes
Drug overdose
Ethnicity
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Heart
Hemodialysis
Hispanic people
Kidney transplants
Mortality
Pulmonary arteries
Variables
Ventilation
Ventilators
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives. The upper limit of recipient age for combined heart-kidney transplantation (HKT) remains controversial. This study evaluated the outcomes of HKT in patients aged ≥65 years. Methods. The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) was used to identify patients undergoing HKT from 2005 to 2021. Patients were stratified by age at transplantation:
ISSN:2090-8016
2090-0597
DOI:10.1155/2023/4528828