Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Myocarditis Listed for Heart Transplantation
Population
45,941 adults listed for orthotopic heart transplantation in the UNOS database, including 299 with a…
Design
Cohort
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Discussion
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Implication
Myocarditis patients listed for transplant may recover more often; extends observational data but leaves practice implications open pending prospective studies.
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Population
45,941 adults listed for orthotopic heart transplantation (2000-2015) in the UNOS database, including 299 (0.7%) with a diagnosis of myocarditis.
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Comparator
Patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) and ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) listed for orthotopic heart transplantation.
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Outcome
Clinical progression, need for mechanical circulatory support, delisting for clinical improvement, and post-transplant survivalhard clinical
Patients with myocarditis listed for heart transplantation are younger and require more mechanical support, but have a higher likelihood of recovery and similar post-transplant survival compared to other heart failure etiologies.
Cite This Study
ElAmm et al. (2016) studied this question.