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. 2022 Jun 30;41(10):1376–1381. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.06.018

Table 1.

Donor and Recipient Characteristics

Donor
Recipient
Subject Organ Donor with clinically moderate or severe COVID-19?aDonor vaccinated? Donor information?Cause of death? Donor COVID testb (days prior to procurement) Donor heart EF at procurement>55%?c Number of mRNA vaccine doses prior to transplant Recipient indication for transplant?Waitlist allocation score? Recipient develop COVID-19?Treatment? Graft function?d SARS-CoV-2 PCR detected on tissue biopsy? Days since transplant and current recipient status
1 Heart No;
Not vaccinated
23 years male, no medical history
Motor vehicle accident
D-3: tracheal aspirate PCR +, CT = 38.14.
D-2: tracheal aspirate PCR +
D-1: tracheal aspirate –;
NPS –
Yes Unknown 53 years male, HCM
Status 2
No 1R, pAMR 0
EF >55%
N/A D+351, discharged home
2 Heart No;
Unknown vaccination status
32 years male, history of substance abuse;
Suspected opioid overdose
D-2: NPS+, CT = 34 Yes 2 62 years male,
NICM
Status 2
No 2R, pAMR 0
EF >55%
Negative D+253, discharged home
3 Heart No- asymptomatic;
Unknown vaccination status
24 years male; no medical history
Drug overdose
D-5: NPS +,
D-2: BAL +, CT = 13.26; NPS +, CT = 16.1.
Yes 2 69 years male; NICM
Status 2
No; received monoclonal antibody post exposure prophylaxis 1R, pAMR 0
EF >55%
Negative D+237, discharged home
4 Heart & Liver No- mild symptoms of headache;
Not vaccinated
20 years male; history of depression;
Cerebral abscess
D-7: NPS +, CT = 41.9; NPS antigen –;
BAL –
Yes 2 36 years male; congenital heart disease with double inlet left ventricle, AV atresia, VSD)
Status 4
No Severe biventricular graft dysfunction Negative Transplant complicated by massive hemorrhage followed by hypercoagulability and coronary thrombus requiring redo heart transplant on D+6.
4 Heart No-asymptomatic; Unknown vaccination status 17 years male; no medical history;
Suicide, gunshot wound
D-17: NPS +
D-5: NPS +, CT = 26
D-3 NPS +, CT = 20-21 and BAL +, CT for ORS gene = 32.7, CT for S gene = 39.0
Yes 2 Indication as above
Status 1
No 1R, pAMR 0
EF >55%
N/A D+88 deceased; primary cause of death: hemorrhagic shock from aortic anastomosis breakdown and Rhizopus mediastinitis
5 Heart No; Unknown vaccination status 26 years male; no medical history;
Gunshot wound to head
D-22: NPS + with CT= 31-34
D-1: NPS + with CT= 40;
BAL –
Yes 2 48 years male with HCM;
Status 3
No 2R, pAMR 1-I
EF >55%
Negative D+219, discharged home
6 Heart No; Unknown vaccination status 24 years male; history of anxiety, depression and substance abuse;
Drug overdose
D-2: NPS + with CT = 23 Yes 2 64 years male with ICM;
Status 4
No 1R, pAMR 1-I
EF >55%
N/A D+216, discharged home
7 Heart No; Unknown vaccination status 28 years male with history of substance abuse;
Gunshot wound to neck
D-3: NPS +, CT=40.2,
BAL –
D-2: NPS –
Yes 2 66 years male with cardiac sarcoidosis;
Status 4
No 1R, pAMR 0
EF >55%
N/A D+215, discharged home
8e Heart No-mild symptoms; Unknown vaccination status 15 years female, no medical history;
Pneumococcal meningitis
D-3: NPS+
D-2: NPS+
D-1: NPS +
Yes 2 53 years female with NICM;
Status 6
No 1R, pAMR 0
EF >55%
N/A D+205, discharged home
9 Lung No-asymptomatic; Not vaccinated 18 years male with no medical history;
Motor vehicle accident
D-38: NPS +
D-3: NPS + with CT = 38.5;
BAL—
D-2: NPS –
D 0: BAL—
N/A 2 Recipient also with history of COVID-19 56 years male with pulmonary fibrosis due to inhalational lung injury and prior COVID-19
Lung Allocation Score: 63.1859
No No rejection N/A D+219, discharged home
10d Heart No- mild symptoms; Not vaccinated 25 years male, history of substance abuse, hepatitis C, history of Lyme disease;
Cause of death unknown
D-12: NPS +
D-4: NPS +
D-2: NPS +
D-1: BAL –
Yes 1; Recipient also with history of COVID-19 69 years male with NICM
Status 2
No 1R, pAMR 0
EF >55%
N/A D+92; index transplant hospitalization
11 Lung No- asymptomatic;
Unknown vaccination status
21 years male, no medical history
Suicide
D-30: NPS + 
D-4: NPS +, with CT = 34.4
D-3: BAL –
D-3: NPS –
D 0: BAL –
N/A 3 54 years male, with ILD
Lung Allocation Score: 43.4458
No No rejection N/A D+110; index transplantation
12 Heart No; Unknown vaccination status 30y years male, no medical history;
Drug overdose
D-3: NPS +, with CT = 28.1
D-2: BAL + with CT = 27.97
Yes 3 67 years male, history of ICM
Status 2
No 1R, pAMR 0
EF 50%
N/A D+90; index transplantation
13 Heart No; Unknown vaccination status 23 years male, no medical history
Drug overdose
D-4: NPS + with CT = 34.6
D-4: NPS (antigen) –
D-3: NPS (antigen) –
D-2: BAL –
Yes 2 51 years male, ICM
Status 4
No 1R, pAMR 0
EF 50%
N/A D+110; index transplantation

NPS +, nasopharyngeal swab PCR positive for COVID-19; NPS -, nasopharyngeal swab PCR negative for COVID-19; CT, cycle threshold; D, number of days prior to organ procurement; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; EF, ejection; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; fraction; NICM, nonischemic cardiomyopathy; ICM, ischemic cardiomyopathy; pAMR, pathologic antibody mediated rejection; AV, aortic valve; VSD, ventricular septal defect; N/A, not applicable.

Median duration of follow up of recipients is 215 days (Q1: 110 days, Q3: 219 days).

a

Dominant SARS-CoV-2 strains during this study period for subjects 1-10 were alpha and delta; for subjects 11-13 omicron.

b

Genomic targets and sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 testing platforms vary. Organ procurement centers did not provide information on assays used for each donor, or did the centers provide sequencing information.

c

Heart function at procurement as assessed grossly and by echocardiogram was normal. All hearts had left ventricular EF >55%, normal right ventricular function and normal appearing valves.

d

Graft function: Patients underwent routine scheduled allograft biopsies according to schedule discussed in Supplement. The biopsy with the greatest level of rejection is included in this table.

e

Cycle threshold values not provided by Organ Procurement Centers.