1 Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ A Heart Transplant Patient’s Journey ...... Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ Outline: • A Transplant Patient's Journey. Tom Pasley • Referral for Transplant: Who and when? Sarah Fitzsimons • Psychosocial Assessment: Why is it Important? Iris S. Fontanilla and Michael Stubbs • Follow up and Outcomes. Cara Wasywich • Questions and Panel Discussion Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ The Journey Begins… Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ • 2006: Female, age 26. Diagnosed with DCM, LVEF 42%. BMI 40. Heavy ETOH consumption • 2010 Jan: First admission, NYHA III/IV. LVEF 10-15% (severe MR/TR). BMI 42 (120kg). Liaised with Transplant team. May: Gastric Banding. Dec: Weight 99kg, LVEF 33% • 2011-2013: Stable. Exercising, decreased ETOH. LVEF 35%. NYHA I/II. Transplant assessment deferred • 2014: 140kg, BMI 50. Admitted with decompensated HF. NYHA IV, LVEF 10-15%. Palliative care considered, but improved Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ 2015: First Transplant Review • Poor adherence to HF meds, with uncontrolled DM • Loose/no fluid restriction, 6 beers per day • Weight 111kg (BMI 39) • Stopped seeing local HF nurse specialist • Not for further assessment. Multiple contra-indications for Transplant. • Who and when should patients be referred for Transplant? Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ Referral for Heart Transplantation - who and when? Sarah Fitzsimons Cardiologist 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
A Heart Transplant Patient’s
Journey......
Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
Outline:
• A Transplant Patient's Journey. Tom Pasley
• Referral for Transplant: Who and when? Sarah Fitzsimons
• Psychosocial Assessment: Why is it Important?
Iris S. Fontanilla and Michael Stubbs
• Follow up and Outcomes. Cara Wasywich
• Questions and Panel Discussion
Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
The Journey Begins…
Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
• 2006: Female, age 26. Diagnosed with DCM, LVEF 42%. BMI 40. Heavy ETOH consumption
• 2010 Jan: First admission, NYHA III/IV. LVEF 10-15% (severe MR/TR). BMI 42 (120kg). Liaised with Transplant team. May: Gastric Banding. Dec: Weight 99kg, LVEF 33%
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Who we shouldn’t transplant• Age >70 years
– >65 years need to have low co-morbid burden
• BMI >35 or <17• Diabetic end organ damage• Vascular disease• Active substance abuse
– Acute and no interaction previously with health services then can discuss IF likely to be able to abstain
– Recommended 6month abstinence
• Active mental health disorder
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Indications for urgent inpatient referral
• Requirement of continuous inotrope infusion (or/and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)) to prevent multi-organ failure
• No scope for revascularisation in the setting of ongoing coronary ischaemia
• Persisting circulatory shock due to a primary cardiac disorder
• An absence of contraindications to transplantation
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LVAD an option?
• Bridge to transplant for transplant eligible patients
• Usually use if deteriorating whilst on list and suitable
• Can be used to reverse problems secondary to HF
– Renal dysfunction
– Pulmonary HTN
• In emergency situations may be used as a ‘bridge to decision’ to allow full assessment of the patient.
Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
What we’d like in the referral• History of cardiac condition (including investigations and treatments) and current
symptomatic/functional status.• Medical/surgical Problem List: Cardiac and non-cardiac diagnoses should be listed• Medications (and medication intolerances if relevant)• Examination findings including height, weight and BMI• Current cardiac investigations (echocardiogram report, coronary angiogram
report, cardiac MRI report if performed)• Psychosocial history
– Tobacco/Alcohol/drug use– Support network– Heart failure self-management/adherence to medical therapy– Employment history/status
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What happens following referral• Initial visit – an overnight visit
– Assess current clinical status
• Full assessment – a weeks visit– Blood tests, TTE, USS, RHC, psychosocial assessment– CPET
• Discussed at Transplant Selection Committee meeting– Multi-disciplinary team
• Accepted => Active listed – ~6/12 wait time
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The Journey Continues…..
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• 2016: Weight back to 118kg. Intermittent adherence. Significant social stressors: solo mum, unemployed, depressed.
• 2016-2017: Sleeve Gastrectomy with weight reduction to 90kg. Increased support (medical/social), improved adherence, NYHA II.
• 2017: 3 x ICD shocks (implanted 2015)
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• 2017: Referred and Accepted for Full Transplant Assessment as BMI 32, adherence improved
• RHC: RA 6mmHg, MPA 14, PCWP 8, TPG 6, CO 4.74 L/min, PVR 1.26 WU• CPET: VO2 max 16.7 ml/kg/min. NYHA II.
• Psychosocial Assessment: A number of concerns raised• Transplant Selection: “Inactively listed”
• Advice to referring team: “Address psychosocial concerns”
• What does this mean and is it important??
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Michael Stubbs Cardiology FellowGreen Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
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• PRE -Transplant: – Selection of patients for suitability for Transplant
– Maintaining psychological resilience/ distress
• POST – Transplant: – Maintaining psychological resilience/ distress
– Maintaining Adherence
• Medications
• Lifestyle changes
Psychosocial contribution: To Improve Outcomes in Heart Transplant
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Selection : Assessment of Psychological Suitability
Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
Selection : Assessment of Psychological Suitability
Who does well?
Those who are able to follow complex medical regimes
Those who are “Psychologically Resilient”
Best use of scarce resource
Best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour
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Psychosocial factors that contribute to successful transplant outcomes.
What makes a “good” candidate
✓Ability to adhere/behave
✓Active participation & understanding
✓Manageable levels of psychological distress
✓Support – available & stable
✓Resilient, flexible, and adaptive
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Use of SIPAT
• Patient’s readiness
• Social support system
• Psychological stability and
psychopathology
• Lifestyle and effect of substance
abuse
Scores•0 - 6 Excellent
•7 - 20 Good
•21 - 39 Minimally Acceptable
•40 - 68 High risk
•> 69 Poor
Maldonado et al., (2012, 2015) Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
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Psychosocial declines
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Substance use history
• ISHLT guidelines 2018– Active alcohol or drug abuse is a contraindication to
cardiothoracic transplantation and MCS– Active tobacco smoking is a contraindication to
cardiothoracic transplantation– Smoking cessation prior to MCS is recommended, but
not always possible due to patient acuity – abstinence is required post implant to be considered for transplantation
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TSANZ GUIDELINES
• Active substance abuse:
– If history of substance abuse, 6 months abstinence is mandated (with confirmatory blood testing if considered appropriate) before active listing is considered
– This includes smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and illicit drug use
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Smoking
• Smoking tobacco increases risk of:– Mortality (post Tx survival 16 years reduced to 12
years)– Allograft vasculopathy 21.2% vs. 12.3%– Malignancy 16.3% vs. 5.8%– HTN– Acute kidney injury– Pump thrombosis, GI bleeding and mortality with MCS
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Impact of Smoking on Mortality
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Cigarette history (N=11,822) No cigarette history (N=13,319)
Adult Heart TransplantsKaplan-Meier Survival by Recipient Cigarette History
p<0.0001
(Transplants: July 2004 – June 2016)
2018JHLT. 2018 Oct; 37(10): 1155-1206
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Alcohol
• Alcohol abuse and drug abuse increases risk of:– Mortality
– Medication non-adherence
– Mental health disturbance
– Driveline infections and hospital readmissions in MCS
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Alcohol cardiomyopathy outcomes
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Cannabis• Evolving field (some new challenges with medicinal
cannabis)– Any substance abuse is associated with poorer outcomes– Inhaled marijuana increases risk of post transplant
infection, may be the source of fungal lung infections, psychosis
– Cannabis may alter metabolism of immune suppressants– Currently active cannabis use is a contraindication to
transplant
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Abstinence
• Shorter duration of pre-transplant abstinence → higher risk of relapse, hence 6 months rule
• Alcohol and drug abuse run in families, and increase relapse risk
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Social Supports
• Social isolation is not compatible with good outcome post transplantation
– Higher risk of treatment non-adherence, substance use and psychological disturbance
• Support needs to be reliable, capable and available for medium to long term
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Perceived Social Isolation and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure, Volume: 7, Issue: 11, DOI: (10.1161/JAHA.117.008069)
Social isolation and heart failure
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Obesity
• BMI >30 is not a contraindication, but is associated with poorer outcomes
• BMI >35 is an absolute contraindication
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• PRE -Transplant: – Selection of patients for suitability for Transplant
– Maintaining psychological resilience/ distress
• POST – Transplant: – Maintaining psychological resilience/ distress
– Maintaining Adherence
• Medications
• Lifestyle changes
Psychosocial contribution: To Improve Outcomes in Heart Transplant
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• Medication & Lifestyle
adherence
Post-Transplant
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• Mood - depressed
• Cognitive functioning - memory
• How they feel “today” (maintenance medications)
Psychological Barriers to Adherence
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Contrasts with “as needed” meds
“No symptoms, no problem”“I’m better now I don’t need it”
Maintenance medications – MT
Taking MT does not
necessarily make you
“feel better”
Missing MT does not
make you
(immediately) feel
worse
Potentially reinforces belief that MT don’t
matter/make a difference
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Treatment/
medicationsIllness
Unintentional (30%) vs. Intentional non-adherence (70%)
Goodness of Fit
“FORGET?”
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Doubts about
NECESSITYTREATMENT DOESN’T
MAKE SENSE
CONCERNS/
WORRIES about potential side/
adverse effects
Patients know what to do & how to do it
BUT are reluctant to adhere because either :-
Necessity v Concerns
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No difference - TX organ, ethnicity and time since TX
Best adherers
Older, male with good support, less educated
Moderate/Poor adherers
• More negative beliefs about medication concerns/side effects/harm
• More beliefs IS medication would not prevent rejection
• More reported Sx distress associated with TX
• Younger, female, poor support Kung et al., (2012)
Medication Adherence with Heart, Lung and Liver Transplant Recipients
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• "My medication is part of my life and sometimes I do forget a dose but never want to stop. Otherwise life would stop. Life is too precious."
• I have experimented taking less or 1/2 the prescribed dose without doctors consent and had no problems".
• "…I believe I don't need the medication but continue to take it in respect of the doctor's advice...“
• “I had no problems at all with taking medication. Always have taken this very seriously…”
• “Just take pills as I think I need"
• "I sometimes self-dosed based on my knowledge.”
• "I have never followed the drug instructions precisely because it's impractical; I've always just been close to doing it properly”
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• 2017 - Oct 2018. Reviewed regularly at ADHB/Home DHB, ”Very stable”. Remained on inactive list
• October 2018: Three admissions over 6 weeks, with decompensated HF/LRTI. Discussed with Tx team during 3rd admission after minimal improvement on Dopamine/Levosimendan. Euvolaemic with weight 84kg
• Acutely transferred to ADHB:
- On arrival: Unwell… Very unwell. Milrinone trialed, but ongoing deterioration with end-organ dysfunction (INTERMACS 2)
Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
• Updated Investigations. Echo: LVEF 15%. LVEDD 8.5cm. Mod RV dysfunction, severe TR.
• RHC: RA 23, M)PA 42, PCWP 34, TPG 8, CO 2.8 L/min, CI 1.15 L/min/m2 (On Inotropes)
• CCU: 3 x polymorphic VT arrests over 24 hours. Ongoing renal/liver dysfunction.
• Urgently discussed and accepted on “Active” Transplant list. However obvious concerns re imminent death: INTERMACS 2/Deteriorating End-Organ function/Refractory VT.
• “Urgent Listing” vs Mechanical Support (LVAD/ECMO) as bridge to Transplant.
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LVAD
• OT: RA 28mmHg, Torrential MR/TR, Severe Biventricular failure.
Complications:• Early Tamponade • Slow Respiratory wean • 32 day ICU stay
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• Stood down from Active list while recovering• Aggressive: PT/OT/Nutrition• Returned home
• Repeat RHC: RA 5, RV 26/7, PCWP 6, PA 26/10 (17). TPG 11. CO 5.75 L/min, PVR 1.74 WU
• February 2019: Re-presented and accepted for Tx
• Transplanted March. 2 day ICU stay. No complications. 9 day hospital stay
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Post Transplant: • Now 3 months post Transplant
• Three episodes of 2R rejection. All treated with IV methylprednisolone and augmented immunosuppression. Current immunosuppression: Tacrolimus, Sirolimus, Mycophenolate and Prednisone
• Mild renal impairment, normal liver function. Weight 70kg
• Echo: Normal left/right ventricular size and systolic function
• The Future: Management and Prognosis post Transplant??
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Heart TransplantFollow Up and Outcomes
Cara Wasywich, Cardiologist
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Immediate Post Op Period• Establishment of immunosuppression
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Longer term mortality
• Diseases of ageing
– Renal failure
– Hypertension
– Diabetes
– Cerebrovascular disease
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Aims of transplant medicine
• Improved patient survival
• Improved quality of life
• Full use of all donor organs
• Tension between adequate immunosuppression (prevention of rejection) and over immunosuppression (infections/cancers)
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Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
Summary of Case• Complicated patient, with a turbulent history, not unusual for patients with advanced
HF
• Emphasises the importance of medication adherence, weight loss, addressing psychosocial concerns early
• Significant contraindications initially, which were addressed with help of excellent local Cardiology service.
• ”Rescue” LVAD worked (just) and is an option as a bridge to transplant in the right patient. INTERMACS 2 not ideal situation, best to refer and implant early
• Was this a “success”?
Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, NZ
Key Points• Ring us anytime. Patients on active/inactive list, unsure re timing of referral/suitability
• If in doubt, refer early or consider CPET or Survival scores to guide
• First presentation: Address/discuss medical contraindications for Transplant and review psychosocial factors
• Good social support is vital for patients pre and post Transplant
• LVAD is an option in NZ if suitable and once Transplanted, outcomes generally “good”!