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Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplantation Using Circulatory Death Donors: Are Kidney Graft Outcomes Comparable With Brain Death Donors?

Sooyun Caroline Tavolacci, Kenji Okumura, Ameesh Isath, Gabriel B Rodriguez, Corazon De La Pena, Junichi Shimamura, Ryosuke Misawa, Steven L Lansman, Suguru Ohira

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Sooyun Caroline TavolacciDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-7214
Kenji OkumuraDepartment of Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
Ameesh IsathDepartment of Cardiology, Advanced Heart Disease and Transplant Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Gabriel B RodriguezDepartment of Surgery, Research Institute, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
Corazon De La PenaDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
Junichi ShimamuraDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
Ryosuke MisawaDepartment of Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
Steven L LansmanDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
Suguru OhiraDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0247-865X

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Abstract

Background: There is limited evidence on heart and kidney transplants using donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors, especially regarding graft outcomes. However, little is known about the use of DCD donors for simultaneous heart and kidney transplants (SHKTs) compared with SHKTs using donation after brain death (DBD) donors. Methods: From May 22, 2020, to September 30, 2023, 1129 adult patients received SHKTs (DCD, N = 91 versus DBD, N = 1038), identified using the United Network for Organ Sharing database, excluding other multiorgan transplants and retransplants. A propensity score matching was performed using characteristics. Ninety-one DCD- and 273 DBD-matched cases were compared. Results: In the unmatched cohort, DCD recipients were older (DCD: 60 versus DBD: 58 y, Conclusions: SHKT using DCD donors yields comparable survival and graft outcomes to those using DBD donors. These findings may help donor selection in heart transplant candidates with kidney dysfunction.

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