SSA Hearing on Compassionate Allowances Janet N Scheel MD November 9,2010
Cardiomyopathy Restrictive cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Dilated cardiomyopathy*
Frank Starling Curve
Causes of DCM in Children Genetic Infectious Metabolic Arrhythmias
Causes of DCM in Children Inflammatory Nutritional Structural heart disease Chemotherapy
CHF symptoms in Adults
CHF Symptoms in Children Ross Classification Class I- no symptoms Class II-Mild tachypnea or diaphoresis with feedings/exertion. No growth failure Class III-Marked tachypnea or diaphoresis with feedings/exertion;prolonged feeding time;growth failure Class IV-Symptomatic at rest
Treatment options Oral medical therapy IV inotropes Pacing ECMO/VAD Transplant
ECMO
Long – term devices specific for children
Selection for Pediatric Heart Transplant End stage congenital heart disease not amenable to surgical or medical therapy –Ross Classification III-IV –Failure to thrive –Protein losing enteropathy –Intractable arrhythmias –Plastic bronchitis
Selection for Pediatric Heart Transplant Dilated Cardiomyopathy –symptomatic on maximal medical therapy Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Exclusion Criteria Genetic syndrome with poor long term prognosis Neurologic abnormalities with poor long term prognosis Irreversible end-organ damage Socio-economic factors leading to poor long term compliance
Exclusion Criteria Genetic syndrome with poor long term prognosis Neurologic abnormalities with poor long term prognosis Irreversible end-organ damage Socio-economic factors leading to poor long term compliance
Exclusion Criteria Pulmonary Hypertension (>5-6 woods units) –Unresponsive to oxygen or pulmonary vasodilators –Transpulmonary gradient > 15mmHg Pulmonary vein stenosis Active infection Active malignancy
AGE DISTRIBUTION OF PEDIATRIC HEART RECIPIENTS By Year of Transplant ISHLT NOTE: This figure includes only the heart transplants that are reported to the ISHLT Transplant Registry. As such, this should not be construed as evidence that the number of hearts transplanted worldwide has increased and/or decreased in recent years. 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION Kaplan-Meier Survival (Transplants: 1/1982-6/2007) ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION Conditional Kaplan-Meier Survival (Transplants: 1/1982-6/2007) ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION Conditional Kaplan-Meier Survival for Recent Era (Transplants: 1/1999-6/2007) ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANTS (1/1995-6/2007) Risk Factors For 1 Year Mortality N=3,756 ISHLT Reference diagnosis = cardiomyopathy 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART RECIPIENTS Functional Status of Surviving Recipients (Follow-ups: April June 2008) ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART RECIPIENTS Functional Status of Surviving Recipients (Follow-ups: April June 2008) For the Same Patients ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART RECIPIENTS Rehospitalization Post-transplant of Surviving Recipients (Follow-ups: April June 2008) ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART RECIPIENTS Maintenance Immunosuppression at Time of Follow-up for Same Patients at Each Time Point (Follow-ups: January June 2008) % of Patients ISHLT Analysis is limited to patients who were alive at the time of the follow-up 2009
FREEDOM FROM CORONARY ARTERY VASCULOPATHY For Pediatric Heart Recipients (Follow-ups: April June 2008) ISHLT 2009
GRAFT SURVIVAL FOLLOWING REPORT OF CORONARY ARTERY VASCULOPATHY For Pediatric Heart Recipients (Follow-ups: April June 2008) Stratified by Age Group ISHLT 2009
FREEDOM FROM SEVERE RENAL DYSFUNCTION* For Pediatric Heart Recipients (Follow-ups: April June 2008) ISHLT 2009
MALIGNANCY POST-HEART TRANSPLANTATION FOR PEDIATRICS Cumulative Prevalence in Survivors (Follow-ups: April June 2008) Malignancy/Type1-Year Survivors 5-Year Survivors 10-Year Survivors No Malignancy 3,361 (98.1%)1,343 (95.2%)332 (92.2%) Malignancy (all types combined) 64 (1.9%)68 (4.8%)28 (7.8%) Malignancy Type Lymph Other 452 Skin 1 Type Not Reported 1 ISHLT NOTE: Multiple types may be reported; sum of types may be greater than total number with malignancy. 2009
FREEDOM FROM MALIGNANCY For Pediatric Heart Recipients (Follow-ups: April June 2008) ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART RECIPIENTS Incidence of Hypertension between 1 and 3 Years (Transplants: April June 2005) Maintenance Immunosuppression at discharge and 1 year % HTN reported between 1 and 3 years P-value For Patients on drug For Patients not on drug Azathioprine Cyclosporine MMF Prednisone <.0001 Rapamycin Tacrolimus ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART RECIPIENTS Incidence of Hypertension between 3 and 8 Years (Transplants: April June 2000) Maintenance Immunosuppression at discharge and 1 year % HTN reported between 3 and 8 years P-value For Patients on drug For Patients not on drug Azathioprine Cyclosporine MMF Prednisone <.0001 Rapamycin Tacrolimus ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: Cause of Death (Deaths: January June 2008) CAUSE OF DEATH 0-30 Days (N = 461) 31 Days - 1 Year (N = 421) >1 Year - 3 Years (N = 307) >3 Years - 5 Years (N = 226) >5 Years - 10 Years (N = 350) >10 Years (N = 172) CORONARY ARTERY VASCULOPATHY 5 (1.1%)30 (7.1%)62 (20.2%)69 (30.5%)98 (28.0%)49 (28.5%) ACUTE REJECTION 44 (9.5%)100 (23.8%)71 (23.1%)31 (13.7%)45 (12.9%)10 (5.8%) LYMPHOMA 10 (2.4%)12 (3.9%)6 (2.7%)33 (9.4%)11 (6.4%) MALIGNANCY, OTHER 4 (1.0%)2 (0.7%)1 (0.4%)5 (1.4%)11 (6.4%) CMV 1 (0.2%)11 (2.6%)1 (0.3%) INFECTION, NON-CMV 54 (11.7%)65 (15.4%)20 (6.5%)8 (3.5%)17 (4.9%)13 (7.6%) PRIMARY FAILURE 102 (22.1%)23 (5.5%)10 (3.3%)15 (6.6%)18 (5.1%)5 (2.9%) GRAFT FAILURE 97 (21.0%)45 (10.7%)62 (20.2%)53 (23.5%)74 (21.1%)44 (25.6%) TECHNICAL 27 (5.9%)3 (0.7%)2 (0.7%)2 (0.9%)4 (1.1%)1 (0.6%) OTHER 25 (5.4%)26 (6.2%)29 (9.4%)24 (10.6%)30 (8.6%)10 (5.8%) MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE 46 (10.0%)54 (12.8%)11 (3.6%)6 (2.7%)10 (2.9%)8 (4.7%) RENAL FAILURE 1 (0.2%)4 (1.0%)1 (0.3%)1 (0.4%)1 (0.3%)3 (1.7%) PULMONARY 29 (6.3%)30 (7.1%)15 (4.9%)8 (3.5%)8 (2.3%)5 (2.9%) CEREBROVASCULAR 30 (6.5%)16 (3.8%)9 (2.9%)2 (0.9%)7 (2.0%)2 (1.2%) ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: Cause of Death (Deaths: January June 2008) CAUSE OF DEATH 0-30 Days (N = 213) 31 Days - 1 Year (N = 241) >1 Year - 3 Years (N = 192) >3 Years - 5 Years (N = 153) >5 Years - 10 Years (N = 286) >10 Years (N =165) CAV 2 (0.9%)14 (5.8%)33 (17.2%)43 (28.1%)77 (26.9%)47 (28.5%) ACUTE REJECTION 22 (10.3%)45 (18.7%)36 (18.8%)23 (15.0%)36 (12.6%)10 (6.1%) LYMPHOMA 6 (2.5%)7 (3.6%)4 (2.6%)28 (9.8%)11 (6.7%) MALIGNANCY, OTHER 1 (0.4%)1 (0.5%)4 (1.4%)10 (6.1%) CMV 7 (2.9%)1 (0.5%) INFECTION, NON- CMV 26 (12.2%)31 (12.9%)11 (5.7%)3 (2.0%)13 (4.5%)11 (6.7%) PRIMARY FAILURE 44 (20.7%)9 (3.7%)4 (2.1%)6 (3.9%)10 (3.5%)5 (3.0%) GRAFT FAILURE 31 (14.6%)25 (10.4%)48 (25.0%)44 (28.8%)66 (23.1%)42 (25.5%) TECHNICAL 14 (6.6%)2 (1.0%)4 (1.4%)1 (0.6%) OTHER 19 (8.9%)20 (8.3%)24 (12.5%)17 (11.1%)26 (9.1%)10 (6.1%) MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE 27 (12.7%)40 (16.6%)10 (5.2%)5 (3.3%)8 (2.8%)8 (4.8%) RENAL FAILURE 4 (1.7%)1 (0.5%)1 (0.7%)1 (0.3%)3 (1.8%) PULMONARY 11 (5.2%)27 (11.2%)10 (5.2%)6 (3.9%)7 (2.4%)5 (3.0%) CEREBROVASCULAR 17 (8.0%)12 (5.0%)4 (2.1%)1 (0.7%)6 (2.1%)2 (1.2%) ISHLT 2009
PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: Relative Incidence of Leading Causes of Death (Deaths: January June 2008) ISHLT 2009