Doctorian T, Narasimha D, Stoletniy L, Sakr A. 91-Year-Old Allograft: Oldest Surviving Donor Heart Still Going: A Case Report.
Transplant Proc 2017;
49:1663-1666. [PMID:
28838460 DOI:
10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.06.006]
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Abstract
For patients with end-stage heart failure, heart transplantation remains one of the most successful therapies with excellent long-term survival rates. However, over the past few decades, there has been a worsening supply/demand mismatch given the rising epidemic of heart failure and the relatively fixed availability of donor hearts. In this case report, we describe the case of a 30-year-old woman who underwent transplantation with a 68-year-old donor heart and who has survived for 23 years without any major cardiac problems. To our knowledge, this patient has one of the oldest surviving donor hearts (91-year-old heart). Review of the latest guidelines and recent studies have demonstrated a gradual expansion of donor criteria to meet this critical shortage of donor organs.
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