Pretransplant Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity in Recipients Is Associated With Reduced Survival Following Donation After Circulatory Death Heart Transplantation
Pretransplant diabetes mellitus is prevalent in nearly one-third of DCD heart transplant recipients and is associated with significantly reduced survival, particularly among those with obesity. Additionally, diabetic recipients of DCD hearts have worse outcomes compared to those receiving DBD hearts. Therefore, optimal candidate risk stratification and careful donor selection are necessary when considering heart transplantation for diabetic patients.
Authors
- Edward Horn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8521-7038)
- Mary Keebler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9797-6995)
- B.E. Woolley
- Nidhi Iyanna
- Samantha Machinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4120-1322)
- Yeahwa Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9963-6970)
- Ander Dorken‐Gallastegi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3566-5937)
- Gavin Hickey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0547-4921)
- Umar Nasim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9171-541X)
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Transplantation
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.70355
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00