Table 1.
Donor |
Recipient |
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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).
Dominant SARS-CoV-2 strains during this study period for subjects 1-10 were alpha and delta; for subjects 11-13 omicron.
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.
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.
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.
Cycle threshold values not provided by Organ Procurement Centers.