TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of estrogen, immune function and aging in heart transplant outcomes
AU - Morgan, Ashley E.
AU - Dewey, Elizabeth
AU - Mudd, James O.
AU - Gelow, Jill M.
AU - Davis, Jonathan
AU - Song, Howard K.
AU - Tibayan, Frederick A.
AU - Bhamidipati, Castigliano M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by Health Resources and Services Administration contract 234-2005-37011C. The content is the responsibility of the authors alone and does not reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government.
Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by Health Resources and Services Administration contract 234-2005-37011C. The content is the responsibility of the authors alone and does not reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Background: Aging and loss of estrogen suppress immune function, potentially improving survival after orthotopic heart transplant (OHT). The effect of female aging on OHT outcomes is unknown. Methods: Between 1995 and 2015, 41,299 adult OHT recipients (24.3% women) were studied using a retrospective multi-institutional cohort. Patients were stratified by age and gender into premenopausal (18–39 years), perimenopausal (40–49 years), and postmenopausal (≥50 years) groups. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses and risk-adjusted models examined gender differences across groups at one, five, and ten years. Results: Kaplan-Meier survival was equivalent for postmenopausal women and men, and lower for premenopausal women than men at all time points (p ≤ 0.05). Postmenopausal women had higher risk-adjusted five-year survival than premenopausal women (AOR 1.61, 95% CI 1.15–2.25, p = 0.006). Conclusions: Premenopausal women have lower unadjusted survival than men after OHT. Post-menopausal women have significantly better five-year survival than pre-menopausal women. Menopause may contribute to improved survival after OHT.
AB - Background: Aging and loss of estrogen suppress immune function, potentially improving survival after orthotopic heart transplant (OHT). The effect of female aging on OHT outcomes is unknown. Methods: Between 1995 and 2015, 41,299 adult OHT recipients (24.3% women) were studied using a retrospective multi-institutional cohort. Patients were stratified by age and gender into premenopausal (18–39 years), perimenopausal (40–49 years), and postmenopausal (≥50 years) groups. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses and risk-adjusted models examined gender differences across groups at one, five, and ten years. Results: Kaplan-Meier survival was equivalent for postmenopausal women and men, and lower for premenopausal women than men at all time points (p ≤ 0.05). Postmenopausal women had higher risk-adjusted five-year survival than premenopausal women (AOR 1.61, 95% CI 1.15–2.25, p = 0.006). Conclusions: Premenopausal women have lower unadjusted survival than men after OHT. Post-menopausal women have significantly better five-year survival than pre-menopausal women. Menopause may contribute to improved survival after OHT.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 31353032
AN - SCOPUS:85071335248
VL - 218
SP - 737
EP - 743
JO - American Journal of Surgery
JF - American Journal of Surgery
SN - 0002-9610
IS - 4
ER -