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Two is better than one: when to consider multiorgan transplant

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Purpose of review Patients with end-stage heart failure often present with concomitant end-stage renal or end-stage liver disease requiring transplantation. There are limited data regarding the risks, benefits and long-term… Click to show full abstract

Purpose of review Patients with end-stage heart failure often present with concomitant end-stage renal or end-stage liver disease requiring transplantation. There are limited data regarding the risks, benefits and long-term outcomes of heart-kidney (HKT) and heart-liver transplantation (HLT), and guidelines are mainly limited to expert consensus statements. Recent findings The incidence of HKT and HLT has steadily increased in recent years with favourable outcomes. Both single-centre and large database studies have shown benefits of HKT/HLT through improved survival, freedom from dialysis and lower rates of rejection and coronary allograft vasculopathy. Current guidelines are institution dependent and controversial due to the ethical considerations surrounding multiorgan transplantation (MOT). Summary MOT is an effective and necessary option for patients with end-stage heart and kidney/liver failure. MOT is ethically permissible, and efforts should be made to consider eligible patients as early as possible to limit morbidity and mortality. Further research is needed regarding appropriate listing criteria and long-term outcomes.

Keywords: better one; heart; end stage; transplantation; one consider; two better

Journal Title: Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation
Year Published: 2021

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