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ArticleTransplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society2021

Factors associated with neutropenia post heart transplantation.

Jennifer K L Chow, Robin Ruthazer, Helen W Boucher, Amanda R Vest, David M DeNofrio, David R Snydman

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Article in Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer K L ChowDivision of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4800-7979
Robin RuthazerTufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Helen W BoucherDivision of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Amanda R VestDivision of Cardiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
David M DeNofrioDivision of Cardiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
David R SnydmanDivision of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Tufts Medical Center · USTufts University · US

Funding

Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Pilot Supplement)UL1TR002544 · NCATS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI SELKER, HARRY P. · 2018 to 2022
$50.2M
MerckNCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002544
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeutropenia is a serious complication following heart transplantation (OHT); however, risk factors for its development and its association with outcomes is not well described. We sought to study the prevalence of neutropenia, risk factors associated with its development, and its impact on infection, rejection, and survival.

methodsA retrospective single-center analysis of adult OHT recipients from July 2004 to December 2017 was performed. Demographic, laboratory, medication, infection, rejection, and survival data were collected for 1 year post-OHT. Baseline laboratory measurements were collected within the 24 hours before OHT. Neutropenia was defined as absolute neutrophil count ≤1000 cells/mm3. Cox proportional hazards models explored associations with time to first neutropenia. Associations between neutropenia, analyzed as a time-dependent covariate, with secondary outcomes of time to infection, rejection, or death were also examined.

resultsOf 278 OHT recipients, 84 (30%) developed neutropenia at a median of 142 days (range 81-228) after transplant. Factors independently associated with increased risk of neutropenia included lower baseline WBC (HR 1.12; 95% CI 1.11-1.24), pre-OHT ventricular assist device (1.63; 1.00-2.66), high-risk CMV serostatus [donor positive, recipient negative] (1.86; 1.19-2.88), and having a previous CMV infection (4.07; 3.92-13.7).

conclusionsNeutropenia is a fairly common occurrence after adult OHT. CMV infection was associated with subsequent neutropenia, however, no statistically significant differences in outcomes were found between neutropenic and non-neutropenic patients in this small study. It remains to be determined in future studies if medication changes in response to neutropenia would impact patient outcomes.

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Cytomegalovirus InfectionsHeart-Assist DevicesHeart TransplantationNeutropeniaHumansRetrospective StudiesCMVheart transplantinfectionneutropenia

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