TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mazzei, Michael
AU  - Keshavamurthy, Suresh
AU  - Timofeeva, Olga
AU  - Toyoda, Yoshiya
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/01/04
TI  - Management of the Sensitized Cardiac Transplantation Recipient
JO  - OBM Transplantation
SP  - 130
VL  - 05
IS  - 01
AB  - Preoperative sensitization of the cardiac transplant recipient, defined as the presence of anti-Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) antibodies before transplant, represents a significant management challenge for physicians. Sensitization prolongs the pre-transplant wait time and is associated with postoperative transplant complications and death. It is critical that sensitized heart transplant candidates be identified and optimized before surgery. In this review, we describe the risk for sensitization, discuss the means through which sensitization may be diagnosed, and highlight some of the new therapeutic options for managing the sensitized cardiac transplant patients.
SN  - 2577-5820
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.transplant.2101130
DO  - 10.21926/obm.transplant.2101130
ID  - Mazzei2021
ER  -