Late cardiovascular morbidity and mortality following pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
We analyzed late cardiovascular outcomes of 661 patients who survived at least 2 years from hematopoietic cell transplantation for childhood hematologic malignancy between 1995 and 2008. Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research data was supplemented with surveys focused on cardiotoxicity and potential risk factors. The median duration of follow-up was 97 months (range 24-230). 4.2% of survivors experienced at least one of the primary outcomes including coronary artery disease (0.2%), cerebrovascular accident (0.6%), cardiomyopathy (3%), and cardiac-related death (0.5%). Patients who received anthracycline chemotherapy (HR 4.67, p = 0.036) or cranial or chest radiation (HR 5.58, p < 0.0001; HR 2.18, p = 0.0087) were at increased risk for developing one of the primary outcomes. Dyslipidemia was diagnosed in 18% of survivors. Pre-transplant anthracycline (HR 1.74, p < 0.0001) and chest radiation (HR 1.34, p = 0.0371) were risk factors for dyslipidemia. Overweight/obese body mass status was present in 63% of patients at baseline, 65% at 2 years, and 52% at most recent evaluation. Diabetes was diagnosed in 7% of subjects. In conclusion, severe cardiovascular complications were infrequently reported. The incidence of risk factors including obesity and dyslipidemia were significant and will likely increase the risk of cardiovascular disease over time in transplant survivors.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Duncan, CN; Brazauskas, R; Huang, J; Shaw, BE; Majhail, NS; Savani, BN; Flowers, MED; Battiwalla, M; Beebe, K; Dietz, AC; Dvorak, CC; Giller, R; Jacobsohn, DA; Kletzel, M; Martin, PL; Nemecek, ER; Nuechterlein, B; Talano, J-A; Pulsipher, MA; Baker, KS
Published Date
- October 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 53 / 10
Start / End Page
- 1278 - 1287
PubMed ID
- 29581480
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC6158112
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1476-5365
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/s41409-018-0155-z
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England