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Open heart operations after renal transplantation

C Dresler1, K Uthoff, T Wahlers

  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Open heart surgery after kidney transplantation is safe, with acceptable survival rates and preserved kidney function. This procedure is increasingly important for transplant recipients needing cardiac care.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Nephrology
  • Transplantation Surgery

Background:

  • Increasing numbers of renal transplantations necessitate evaluation of secondary cardiac operations.
  • Cardiac procedures in renal transplant recipients impact patient and graft survival.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the outcomes of open heart operations in patients with previous renal transplants.
  • To determine the effect of cardiac surgery on patient and renal allograft survival.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 45 patients undergoing open heart surgery post-renal transplant.
  • Patients divided into coronary artery bypass grafting (n=31) and valve replacement (n=14) groups.
  • Analysis of perioperative mortality, morbidity, graft function, and long-term survival.

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Main Results:

  • Overall early operative mortality was 8.8%, with causes including septic endocarditis and myocardial infarction.
  • Mean follow-up of survivors was 44 months; one late death occurred due to coagulopathy.
  • Four patients required hemodialysis due to graft failure; renal allograft function remained unimpaired post-cardiac surgery.

Conclusions:

  • Open heart operations in renal transplant recipients demonstrate acceptable mortality and morbidity.
  • Cardiac surgery generally preserves the function of the transplanted kidney.
  • These findings support the feasibility of cardiac procedures in this patient population.