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Heart transplantation for COVID-19 myopathy in the United States.
Gill, George; Roach, Amy; Rowe, Georgina; Emerson, Dominic; Kobashigawa, Jon; Lobo, Errol P; Esmailian, Fardad; Bowdish, Michael E; Chikwe, Joanna.
  • Gill G; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Roach A; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Rowe G; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Emerson D; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Kobashigawa J; Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Lobo EP; Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Esmailian F; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Bowdish ME; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Chikwe J; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: Joanna.Chikwe@cshs.org.
J Heart Lung Transplant ; 42(4): 447-450, 2023 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2230368
ABSTRACT
Evidence on characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing heart transplantation for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated cardiomyopathy is limited to case reports. Of all 6,332 patients aged ≥18 years undergoing heart transplantation from July 2020 through May 2022 in the United Network for Organ Sharing database, 12 (0.2%) patients had COVID-19 myocarditis and 98 (1.6%) patients with the same level of care had non-COVID-19 myocarditis. Their median age was 49 (range 19-74) years. All patients were hospitalized in the intensive care unit and 92.7% (n = 102) were on life support prior to transplantation. No patients with COVID-19 myocarditis required ventilation while waitlisted. Survival free from graft failure was 100% among COVID-19 patients and 88.5% among non-COVID-19 patients at a median of 257 (range 0-427) days post-transplant. These findings indicate that transplantation is rarely performed for COVID-19 related cardiomyopathy in the United States, yet early outcomes appear favorable in select patients.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Heart Transplantation / COVID-19 / Cardiomyopathies Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Aged / Humans / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: J Heart Lung Transplant Journal subject: Cardiology / Transplantation Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.healun.2022.09.020

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Heart Transplantation / COVID-19 / Cardiomyopathies Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Aged / Humans / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: J Heart Lung Transplant Journal subject: Cardiology / Transplantation Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.healun.2022.09.020