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A Lifetime of Heart Care Leads to Transplant

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After Coping With Congenital Heart Disease Since Birth, Andrew Solis, 21, Spent Nearly 8 Months at Cedars-Sinai Waiting for His New Heart and Liver

Newswise — LOS ANGELES — (June 13, 2022) — While many 21-year-olds celebrate their coming of age in bars and nightclubs, Andrew Solis is celebrating freedom by finally going home—equipped with a new heart and liver—after nearly eight months at Cedars-Sinai. 

“Before my heart and liver transplant, I was stuck in the hospital, feeling weak, anxious and stressed,” said Solis, a Long Beach resident who was born with a heart condition. “Now, with my new organs, I feel great—like a new person. I feel really grateful and blessed for the wonderful team that has been behind me.” Read the full story in News Wise here.

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Transplant society president calls for more collaborative efforts to increase organ supply

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The transplant community, HHS and procurement organizations need to work collaboratively to increase the organ supply for transplantation in the United States, according to remarks made at the American Transplant Congress.

“We need more than symbolic gestures from our elected officials if we are going to meet the crisis of end-stage organ failure that kills patients at a rate of 17 per day [on the waitlist] in the U.S.,” John Gill, MD, outgoing president of the American Society of Transplantation (AST), said during his address. Read more in Healio here.

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World’s first: Doctors successfully transplant human liver treated in a machine

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Organ transplantation is a very complicated medical procedure. The organ has to be compatible with the recipient, and the process also involves moving a live organ from donor person to recipient and maintaining the organ in working order until the surgery.

The traditional method of moving transplant organs involves storing them at a very low temperature. However, this process has a time limit and may damage organ tissues.
Read more in Medical News Today.

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CKD, Recent Transplant May Increase Cancer Risk, Study Finds

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A population-based cohort study found that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or who underwent a recent kidney transplant had a higher risk of cancer compared with people with normal kidney function.

A study published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases found that the risk of cancer was higher in patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) and in kidney transplant recipients vs patients with normal kidney function. Patients with kidney disease also had a higher risk of cancer-related mortality.
Read more in the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC).

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Tips on How to Handle PH and Transplant Baggage

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What is baggage? According to Merriam-Webster, it’s one of three things: suitcases, transportable equipment, or intangible things such as feelings and circumstances that get in the way. What kind of baggage do people living with pulmonary hypertension (PH) often take everywhere they go?

The answer: all of it!

In addition to emotional baggage, they have the burden of emergency preparedness and must have a suitcase packed and medical equipment and supplies ready for an unplanned trip to the hospital. Read the full story in Pulmonary Hypertension News.

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Post-Transplant Nutrition: Protein, Fluids, Potassium, and Food Safety

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Diet is one of many challenges that patients face post-transplant – the combination of requirements and restrictions can be difficult to navigate. To help, CareDx partnered with Molly Chanzis, a Registered Dietitian at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center specializing in medical nutrition therapy and nutrition counseling specifically for transplant patients.

We hosted a webinar with Molly focused on diet and nutrition post-transplant; this article has been adapted from Molly’s presentation. Read the full article on CareDx.com.

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Study unlocks key to improved outcomes for heart transplant recipients

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A renewed interest in intravenous ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, could improve long-term success outcomes for patients undergoing solid-organ transplant.

Published June 11 in the journal Circulation, the study explores a mechanism for enhancing TET2 (TET methylcytosine dioxygenase 2) enzymatic activity with high dose injections of ascorbic acid. Read the full story in Medical Xpress.

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Electrolyte Abnormalities Common in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

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Solid organ transplant recipients display a variety of electrolyte abnormalities in the early months after transplant surgery that need to be monitored, according to investigators presenting at the National Kidney Foundation’s 2022 Spring Clinical Meetings being held in Boston, Massachusetts.

Investigators examined the electronic health records of 199 recipients treated at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York during 2019 to 2021. Hypomagnesemia increased significantly 3 months after transplant, affecting 68.6% of liver, 50.9% of kidney, and 41.7% of heart transplant recipients. Read the full article in Renal & Urology News.

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