Histopathology of renal failure after heart transplantation: a diverse spectrum.

Background: Chronic kidney disease occurs frequently after heart transplantation and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Herein we describe the histopathology associated with renal failure in a cohort of heart transplant recipients.

Methods: Over a 4-year period all patients with an estimated GFR <30 ml/min/1.

Acceptable recipient outcomes with the use of hearts from donors with hepatitis-B core antibodies.

Background: The shortage of available donors limits cardiac transplantation. Use of hearts from patients with hepatitis-B core antibodies could expand the donor pool but are usually avoided because of concern about virus transmission. We conducted a retrospective review to determine the safety of transplanting hearts from donors with hepatitis-B core antibodies.