Heart transplantation screening
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ifrah Fatima, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for the need of cardiac transplantation. However, if a patient has indications for the need of a cardiac transplant, they should be thoroughly evaluated and screened
Screening
Pre-transplant workup and screening includes- [1]
- Cardiopulmonary stress testing
- Heart Failure prognosis scores
- Diagnostic Right Heart Catheterization
Other routine workups to detect contraindications are also done.
- Blood work including- CBC, CMP, Electrolytes, Lipid profile, HIV, Hepatitis profile, Other infectious diseases screening
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram
- Chest x-ray
- Pulmonary function tests
- Bilateral lower extremity Doppler and carotid Doppler
- Ultrasound of the abdomen/pelvis
References
- ↑ Mehra MR, Canter CE, Hannan MM, Semigran MJ, Uber PA, Baran DA; et al. (2016). "The 2016 International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation listing criteria for heart transplantation: A 10-year update". J Heart Lung Transplant. 35 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.023. PMID 26776864.