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  • Title: Combined heart-kidney transplantation: the University of Wisconsin experience.
    Author: Hermsen JL, Nath DS, del Rio AM, Eickstaedt JB, Wigfield C, Lindsey JD, Edwards NM.
    Journal: J Heart Lung Transplant; 2007 Nov; 26(11):1119-26. PubMed ID: 18022077.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Combined heart-kidney transplantation (HKTx) is increasing in frequency, but long-term outcomes are unknown and appropriately comparative analysis is lacking. METHODS: This study was a retrospective review of prospectively collected data for 19 HKTx patients. Patient and graft survival, graft rejection and coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV) were compared for HKTx vs recipients of a heart (n = 515) or kidney alone (n = 3,188) or both organs at separate time-points (n = 8). RESULTS: Patient and graft survival did not differ for HKTx vs any group. HKTx time to first rejection episode was significantly prolonged for both organs vs single-organ recipients. The incidence of CAV was significantly lower for HKTx. CONCLUSIONS: HKTx provides outcomes similar to those for solitary heart or kidney transplantation. There may be an immunologic advantage to receiving organs in a combined fashion. Such allocation of organs seems medically appropriate; however, more refined strategies are needed to identify optimal recipient populations.
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