The Dutch national paediatric heart transplantation programme:outcomes during a 23-year period

Background: Since 1998, there has been a national programme for paediatric heart transplantations (HT) in the Netherlands. In this study, we investigated waiting list mortality, survival post-HT, the incidence of common complications, and the patients’ functional status during follow-up. Methods: All children listed for HT from 1998 until October 2020 were included. Follow-up lasted until 1 January 2021. Data were collected from the patient charts. Survival, post-operative complications as well as the functional status (Karnofsky/Lansky scale) at the end of follow-up were measured. Results: In... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Roest, Stefan
van der Meulen, Marijke H.
van Osch-Gevers, Lennie M.
Kraemer, Ulrike S.
Constantinescu, Alina A.
de Hoog, Matthijs
Bogers, Ad J.J.C.
Manintveld, Olivier C.
van de Woestijne, Pieter C.
Dalinghaus, Michiel
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: Roest , S , van der Meulen , M H , van Osch-Gevers , L M , Kraemer , U S , Constantinescu , A A , de Hoog , M , Bogers , A J J C , Manintveld , O C , van de Woestijne , P C & Dalinghaus , M 2023 , ' The Dutch national paediatric heart transplantation programme : outcomes during a 23-year period ' , Netherlands Heart Journal , vol. 31 , no. 2 , pp. 68-75 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-022-01703-w
Sprache: Englisch
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Background: Since 1998, there has been a national programme for paediatric heart transplantations (HT) in the Netherlands. In this study, we investigated waiting list mortality, survival post-HT, the incidence of common complications, and the patients’ functional status during follow-up. Methods: All children listed for HT from 1998 until October 2020 were included. Follow-up lasted until 1 January 2021. Data were collected from the patient charts. Survival, post-operative complications as well as the functional status (Karnofsky/Lansky scale) at the end of follow-up were measured. Results: In total, 87 patients were listed for HT, of whom 19 (22%) died while on the waiting list. Four patients were removed from the waiting list and 64 (74%) underwent transplantation. Median recipient age at HT was 12.0 (IQR 7.2–14.4) years old; 55% were female. One-, 5‑, and 10-year survival post-HT was 97%, 95%, and 88%, respectively. Common transplant-related complications were rejections (50%), Epstein-Barr virus infections (31%), cytomegalovirus infections (25%), post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (13%), and cardiac allograft vasculopathy (13%). The median functional score (Karnofsky/Lansky scale) was 100 (IQR 90–100). Conclusion: Children who undergo HT have an excellent survival rate up to 10 years post-HT. Even though complications post-HT are common, the functional status of most patients is excellent. Waiting list mortality is high, demonstrating that donor availability for this vulnerable patient group remains a major limitation for further improvement of outcome.