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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [1]Ifrah Fatima, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Contraindications to cardiac transplantation include any multisystem/systemic or life-shortening disease with a life expectancy of less than years, despite a heart transplant. Other factors that may be potential contraindications to be considered are- age, obesity, cancer, diabetes, renal dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease, infections, and substance abuse.
Contraindications
Absolute Contraindications
- Systemic illness with a life expectancy of less than 2 years despite HT, including
- Active or recent solid organ or blood malignancy in the last 5 years
- AIDS complicated by frequent opportunistic infections
- Active diseases with multisystem involvement like- systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, or amyloidosis
- Irreversible renal or hepatic dysfunction
- Significant obstructive pulmonary disease
- Fixed or irreversible pulmonary hypertension defined by the following findings-
- Pulmonary artery systolic pressure >60 mm Hg
- Mean transpulmonary gradient >15 mm Hg
- Pulmonary vascular resistance >6 Wood units
Relative Contraindications due to associated comorbidities
- Age - Patients are considered for cardiac transplant if they are < 70 years of age; or carefully selected patients over age 70.
- Obesity- BMI > 35 kg/m 2 is associated with a worse outcome.
- Cancer- Careful assessment of each neoplasm with a collaboration with oncology specialists to stratify each patient must be done. [3]
- Diabetes- End-organ damage and persistent poor glycemic control (glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA 1c] > 7.5% or 58 mmol/mol) are relative contraindications
- Renal dysfunction- Irreversible renal dysfunction ( eGFR < 30 ml/min/1.73 m 2) is a relative contraindication
- Peripheral vascular disease- Clinically severe symptomatic cerebrovascular disease may be considered a contraindication.
- Infections- Use of immunosuppressive therapy post-transplantation may cause a flare up of active infections.
- Human immunodeficiency viral (HIV) infection
- Chagas disease
- Tuberculosis
- Hepatitis B and C viral (HBV and HCV) infections
- Tobacco use- Active tobacco smoking is a relative contraindication.
- Substance Abuse- Active substance abusers (including alcohol) cannot receive a heart transplant.
- Psychosocial evaluation- Lack of social support of presence of cognitive disability are relative contraindications.
References
- ↑ Mancini, Donna; Lietz, Katherine (2010). "Selection of Cardiac Transplantation Candidates in 2010". Circulation. 122 (2): 173–183. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.858076. ISSN 0009-7322.
- ↑ Mehra, Mandeep R.; Canter, Charles E.; Hannan, Margaret M.; Semigran, Marc J.; Uber, Patricia A.; Baran, David A.; Danziger-Isakov, Lara; Kirklin, James K.; Kirk, Richard; Kushwaha, Sudhir S.; Lund, Lars H.; Potena, Luciano; Ross, Heather J.; Taylor, David O.; Verschuuren, Erik A.M.; Zuckermann, Andreas (2016). "The 2016 International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation listing criteria for heart transplantation: A 10-year update". The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 35 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.023. ISSN 1053-2498.
- ↑ Kellerman L, Neugut A, Burke B, Mancini D (2009). "Comparison of the incidence of de novo solid malignancies after heart transplantation to that in the general population". Am J Cardiol. 103 (4): 562–6. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.10.026. PMID 19195521.