Key result
DCD heart transplantation yields ~4% 4-year mortality with preserved cardiac function in survivors.
Why the study?
Transplantation of hearts from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors is an evolving clinical practice requiring updated outcome data from clinical programs.
Does heart transplantation using donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors result in acceptable survival and cardiac function in heart transplant recipients?
Cohort (n=23)
No
Does heart transplantation using donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors result in acceptable survival and cardiac function in heart transplant recipients?
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Heart transplantation using DCD donors provides excellent survival and functional outcomes, comparable to brain-dead donors, despite higher initial need for mechanical support.
Chew et al. (2019) conducted a cohort in Heart failure requiring transplantation (n=23). Donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplantation vs. Contemporary brain-dead donors was evaluated on Mortality. Donation after circulatory death heart transplantation resulted in a 4.4% mortality rate over 4 years (1 death among 23 recipients), with all surviving patients maintaining normal cardiac function.
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