12 November 2024 : Original article
Biopsychosocial Effects of Donor Traits on Heart Transplant Recipients
Chia-Chin Hou
ABCDE 1,2, Yu-Ning Hu BCE 2, Lan-Pin Kuo ABCD 2, Chun-Hao Chang BC 2, Tzu-Faye Tsai CD 2, Yu-Ching Huang BCD 2, Meng-Ta Tsai CD 2, Yu-Yun Hsu E 3, Jun-Neng Roan ABCDEFG 2,4*
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.945828
Ann Transplant 2024; 29:e945828
Table 2 Summary of donor and recipient cases.
| Donor | Recipient | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Age | Sex | Cause of death | Family member | Age | Sex | Diagnosis | Post-OP (y) | Family member |
| 1 | 17 | F | Suicide by jumping off a building | Mom | 56 | M | DCM | 13.9 | Wife |
| 2 | 47 | M | Pedestrian hit by car | Brother | 38 | M | DCM | 13.3 | Mom |
| 3 | 46 | F | Encephalopathy | Parents | 40 | M | DCM | 13 | – |
| 4 | 55 | F | Charcoal-burning suicide | Brother | 65 | F | DCM | 12.3 | Sister |
| 5 | 24 | F | Scooter hit by car | Parents | 37 | F | DCM | 11 | Daughter |
| 6 | 49 | F | Scooter hit by car | Husband | 63 | M | ICM | 7.5 | Wife |
| 7 | 43 | M | Brain abscess | Sister | 44 | M | DCM | 6.5 | Wife |
| 8 | 20 | M | Scooter hit by car | Sister | 44 | M | DCM | 5.8 | – |
| 9 | 18 | M | Scooter accident | Father | 61 | M | DCM | 5.5 | Son |
| 10 | 36 | M | Areca catechu poisoning | Wife & son | 35 | M | ICM | 4.5 | – |
| 11 | 71 | M | Pedestrian hit by car | Wife | 51 | M | ICM | 2.3 | Wife |
| 12 | 23 | M | Scooter hit by car | Mom | 48 | F | DCM | 2.5 | – |
| 13 | 45 | F | Spontaneous ICH | Brother | 49 | M | DCM | 0.3 | Mom |
| ICH – intracranial hemorrhage; DCM – dilated cardiomyopathy; ICM – ischemic cardiomyopathy; Post-OP (y) – post-operation (heart transplant) year = date of interview – date of transplant; recipient age – age at transplantation. | |||||||||