KIDNEY PRESERVATION AND KIDNEY FUNTION OF THE FIRST SIMULATANEOUS KIDNEY AND HEART TRANSPLANT IN VIỆT NAM

Nguyên Vũ Lê, Duy Hồng Sơn Phùng

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Simultaneous kidney and heart transplant is an optimum treatment for end stage cardiorenal syndrome. We report a first successful simultaneous kidney and heart transplant in Vietnam. A 37-year-old male patient had chronic renal failure due to IgA nephropathy, dependent on dialysis and end-stage heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy with left ventricular systolic function less than 30%. The patient underwent a simultaneous heart and kidney transplant from a brain-dead multi-organ donor on February 15, 2023 at Viet Duc University Hospital. He had quick recovery and was discharged after 4 weeks after. The function of heart and kidney grafts at the time of discharge were normal.

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