Abstract
Preoperative sensitization of the cardiac transplant recipient, defined as the presence of anti-Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) antibodies before transplant, represents a significant management challenge for physicians. Sensitization prolongs the pre-transplant wait time and is associated with postoperative transplant complications and death. It is critical that sensitized heart transplant candidates be identified and optimized before surgery. In this review, we describe the risk for sensitization, discuss the means through which sensitization may be diagnosed, and highlight some of the new therapeutic options for managing the sensitized cardiac transplant patients.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-4-2021
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.transplant.2101130
Repository Citation
Mazzei, Michael; Keshavamurthy, Suresh; Timofeeva, Olga; and Toyoda, Yoshiya, "Management of the Sensitized Cardiac Transplantation Recipient" (2021). Surgery Faculty Publications. 44.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/surgery_facpub/44
Notes/Citation Information
Published in OBM Transplantation, v. 5, issue 1.
© 2021 by the authors
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