Associated Clinical and Laboratory Markers of Donor on Allograft Function After Heart Transplant

Abstract

IntroductionPrimary graft dysfunction is a major cause of mortality after heart transplantation.ObjectiveTo evaluate correlations between donor-related clinical/biochemical markers and the occurrence of primary graft dysfunction/clinical outcomes of recipients within 30 days of transplant.MethodsThe prospective study involved 43 donor/recipient pairs. Data collected from donors included demographic and echocardiographic information, noradrenaline administration rates and concentrations of soluble tumor necrosi…