Successful Orthotopic Heart Transplantation With Positive Crossmatch in a Hyperimmunized Child on Mechanical Circulatory Support-Case Report

In the pediatric population there is a shortage in the number of hearts available for transplantation. However, sometimes a heart transplant is urgently required to save lives. The problem arises when the patient is hyperimmunized and there is a positive crossmatch with the only available donor. We...

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Published inTransplantation proceedings Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 1169 - 1170
Main Authors Pawlak, S., Śliwka, J.E., Wierzyk, A., Mado, H., Zwierzyńska, K., Perlikowska, J., Zborowska, P., Sobieraj, A., Przybyłowski, P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2022
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Summary:In the pediatric population there is a shortage in the number of hearts available for transplantation. However, sometimes a heart transplant is urgently required to save lives. The problem arises when the patient is hyperimmunized and there is a positive crossmatch with the only available donor. We present such a case of a 9-year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy on ventricular assist device, in whom it was possible to perform a successful HT and also apply a successive prevention against graft rejection.
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ISSN:0041-1345
1873-2623
DOI:10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.02.060