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Simultaneous Heart-Liver Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease in the United States: Rapidly Increasing With Acceptable Outcomes.

Thomas Gerard CotterJennifer WangThoetchai PeeraphatditBurhaneddin SandıkçıFares AyoubGene KimHelen TeValluvan JeevanandamDiego SabatoMichael R Charlton
Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2021)
The rate of HLT for adult CHD in the United States is rising dramatically. The survival outcomes between CHD HT only and CHD HLT groups are comparable; however, the HLT group had lower rates of acute rejection. Among HLT recipients, diabetes and elevated bilirubin are associated with increased posttransplant mortality risk. An average of one CHD HLT per year could be considered a minimum quality metric at transplant centers.
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