What is the most common cause of cardiac transplantation in america?
What are the indications for cardiac transplantation?
What are the absolute contraindications to a cardiac transplantation?
What are the relative contraindications to a cardiac transplantation?
• Age>65* • Poorly Controlled DM with organ damage/failure • Psychosocial impairment that jeopardizes transplanted heart - Arnold Palmer and VA Example • Cigarette smoking • Unreliable Caregivers
What are the characteristics of the donor allocation system?
• Supervised by United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)
- Private organization designed to ensure equitable distribution of organs
• Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
• Divided into 11 regions
• Prioritization based on
- Severity of illness
- Geographic Distance from Donor
- Patient time on wait list
What are the characteristics of a Status 1A patient on the (UNOS)?
• Reside in transplant listing center AND
- On mechanical ventilation
- On IABP, TAH or ECMO
- Hemodynamic monitoring with IV ionotropes
• 30 days after LVAD and/or RVAD
- Total artificial heart discharged from listing center (for 30 days post-discharge)
- LVAD with device-related complication
What are the characteristics of a Status 1B patient on the (UNOS)?
What are the characteristics of a Status 2 patient on the (UNOS)?
Patient who don’t meet 1A or 1B requirements
What are the procedures done for a cardiac transplantation?
* Cardiopulmonary bypass
What are the characteristics of a Status 7 patient on the (UNOS)?
Patients who are temporarily unsuitable for transplant
What are the characteristics of a ex- vivo heart perfusion?
Used to help keep the heart pumping and viable before being put in a body
What are the biopsy monitoring guidelines to follow after cardiac transplantation?
What are the physiological changes seen post transplant?
• Transplanted heart is denervated
• Higher resting HR (90-110bpm)
• Absence of direct neural regulation of HR/SV
- HR and SV controlled via circulating catecholamines and muscle pump
• Absence of chest pain
What is the exercise capacity of a patient post heart transplant?
What are the contributing factors to exercise capacity of a patient post heart transplant?
• Transition from type 1 to type 2 fibers
- Especially for patients with previous long standing HF
• Neuro-hormonal changes from long standing HF resulting in elevated TPR
• Side effects of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive therapy
What is the peak time a person gets to live after a heart transplant?
10 years. Unless they got it at a younger age
What kills most patients after a heart transplant?
How many METs of exercise does a patient get after a heart transplant?
Up to 6-7 METs
What are the indications for a lung transplant?
What are the contraindications for a lung transplant?
What are the guidelines for a lung transplant?
What are the characteristics of the UNOS: Lung Allocation Score (LAS)?
• The lung allocation score (LAS) is used to prioritize waiting list candidates based
on a combination of waitlist urgency and post-transplant survival.
• Expected # days lived without
• Expected # days lived during first year post-transplant
What are the factors in the UNOS: Lung Allocation Score (LAS)?
What are the procedures used for a lung transplant?
• Single lung transplant (thoracotomy)
- Also see this procedure used for resection and lobectomy
• Double lung transplant (clamshell)
• Lobar transplant from living donor