Heart transplants from COVID-19 donors: Mixed outcomes revealed in early analysis COVID19 Donors OrganTransplantation DonorResearch OrganProcurement HeartTransplantation COVID19Impact TransplantOutcomes ACCinTouch
Study: Early Outcomes of Adult Heart Transplantation From COVID-19 Infected Donors. Image Credit: Explode / Shutterstock
About the study In the present retrospective, registry-based study, researchers evaluated the early outcomes of adult HT from SARS-CoV-2-infected donor individuals. SARS-CoV-2-infected donors were subcategorized into “active COVID-19” and “recently resolved COVID-19” donors. The aCOV group included individuals with NAT-positive reports in the initial two days following organ donation. The rrCOV group included those with NAT-positive reports during the initial period but who showed NAT-negative results before organ donation.
Results Of 1,445 SARS-CoV-2-infected donors identified, 428 and 1,017 were rrCoV and aCOV, respectively, and of 309 heart transplants using SARS-CoV-2-infected donors, 239 HTs among adults satisfied the eligibility criteria. SARS-CoV-2-infected donors were of lower age and predominantly male compared to non-COV donor individuals.
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