Luminex‐based virtual crossmatching facilitates combined third‐time cardiac and de novo renal transplantation in a sensitized patient with sustained antibody‐mediated cardiac allograft rejection
2010
Deutsch M-Andre, Kauke T, Sadoni S, Kofler S, Schmauss D, Bigdeli AK, Weiss M, Reichart B, Kaczmarek I. Luminex-based virtual crossmatching facilitates combined third-time cardiac and de novo renal transplantation in a sensitized patient with sustained antibody-mediated cardiac allograft rejection. Pediatr Transplantation 2010: 14:E96–E100. © 2009 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
Abstract: Allosensitization represents a major obstacle to successful re-transplantation since circulating antibodies can elicit antibody-mediated rejection episodes with subsequent graft failure. Since sensitization is primarily considered a contraindication to transplantation the duration for patients waiting for a suitable donor organ to become available is considerably prolonged. Herein, we report on the successful application of a Luminex-based virtual crossmatch approach to facilitate combined third-time cardiac and de novo renal transplantation in a sensitized patient with sustained antibody-mediated cardiac allograft rejection.
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