Trends and Outcomes of Patients With Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplantation. 2022

Emmanuel Akintoye, and Mohamed Salih, and Kent Aje, and Paulino Alvarez, and Frank Sellke, and Alexandros Briasoulis, and Sharmila Dorbala
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Electronic address: akintoe@ccf.org.

Heart transplantation in patients with amyloid cardiomyopathy (ACM) has been historically underused owing to the risk of amyloid recurrence. Using data from the United Network for Organ Sharing database on patients listed for single-organ heart transplant between 2010 and 2019, we evaluated trend in heart transplant and compared waitlist mortality and graft survival between patients with ACM and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Also, we evaluated for independent predictors of outcomes. Over the study period, 411 adult patients with ACM were added to the heart transplant waitlist. In the propensity-matched cohorts, the rates of waitlist mortality were significantly higher for ACM compared with DCM (hazard ratio [HR], 1.75; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16-2.65). Over the study period, 330 patients with ACM underwent heart transplant. The number of transplants increased from 22 in 2010 to 59 in 2019 (168% increase). The 5-year graft survival rate was, however, significantly worse for ACM (78%) compared with DCM (82%) (HR,1.46, 1.03-2.08). We identified 2 predictors of graft failure among patients with ACM: namely, renal failure requiring dialysis (HR, 5.4, 1.6-17) and previous history of malignancy (HR, 1.6, 1.0-28). Patients with ACM with neither risk factor had 5-year graft survivals of 82%, which is comparable with DCM (HR, 1.28, 0.90-1.91). On the other hand, patients with ACM and either risk factor had worse 5-year graft survivals of 62% (HR, 2.44, 1.39-4.28). Increasing numbers of patients with ACM are undergoing heart transplants. Although patients with ACM experience higher waitlist mortality and worse graft survival compared with DCM, selecting carefully screened ACM patients may result in improved outcomes following heart transplant.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002311 Cardiomyopathy, Dilated A form of CARDIAC MUSCLE disease that is characterized by ventricular dilation, VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, and HEART FAILURE. Risk factors include SMOKING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; PREGNANCY; and mutations in the LMNA gene encoding LAMIN TYPE A, a NUCLEAR LAMINA protein. Cardiomyopathy, Congestive,Congestive Cardiomyopathy,Dilated Cardiomyopathy,Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, 1a,Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Autosomal Recessive,Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, CMD1A,Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, LMNA,Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, With Conduction Defect 1,Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, with Conduction Deffect1,Cardiomyopathy, Familial Idiopathic,Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic Dilated,Cardiomyopathies, Congestive,Cardiomyopathies, Dilated,Cardiomyopathies, Familial Idiopathic,Cardiomyopathies, Idiopathic Dilated,Congestive Cardiomyopathies,Dilated Cardiomyopathies,Dilated Cardiomyopathies, Idiopathic,Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic,Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies,Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy,Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies, Familial,Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy, Familial,Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathies,Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000686 Amyloidosis A group of sporadic, familial and/or inherited, degenerative, and infectious disease processes, linked by the common theme of abnormal protein folding and deposition of AMYLOID. As the amyloid deposits enlarge they displace normal tissue structures, causing disruption of function. Various signs and symptoms depend on the location and size of the deposits. Amyloidoses
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D014850 Waiting Lists Prospective patient listings for appointments or treatments. List, Waiting,Lists, Waiting,Waiting List
D016027 Heart Transplantation The transference of a heart from one human or animal to another. Cardiac Transplantation,Grafting, Heart,Transplantation, Cardiac,Transplantation, Heart,Cardiac Transplantations,Graftings, Heart,Heart Grafting,Heart Graftings,Heart Transplantations,Transplantations, Cardiac,Transplantations, Heart

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