Remote versus early corticosteroid wean outcomes in heart transplant recipients in the contemporary era.

Clinical Transplantation
Benjamin C SalgadoAshrith Guha

Abstract

The risks and benefits of remote corticosteroid weaning in heart transplant recipients more than 2 years post-transplant are unknown. We compared outcomes in patients undergoing early and remote steroid weaning after heart transplantation. We performed a retrospective study (range 09, 1991-04, 2017). Primary outcomes included short-term and long-term mortality, allograft dysfunction, and burden of rejection. Secondary outcomes included impact on hemoglobin A1c, lipid panel, bone scan T-score, and body mass index. 63 patients underwent corticosteroid weaning between 2012 and 2017. Outcomes of patients weaned early (n = 34; median time from transplant = 1.1 years) were compared with those weaned late (n = 29; median time from transplant = 4.4 years). 52 (82.5%) patients were successfully weaned off corticosteroids. No statistically significant difference in outcomes was found between the early and late weaning groups (p = .20). There were no differences in allograft function (p-value = .16), incidence of rejection (p = .46), or mortality (p = .15). Improvement in metabolic profile was seen in both groups but was not statistically significant. In heart transplant recipients, remote vs early weaning of corticosteroids is not associ...Continue Reading

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