Heart Transplantation With Older Donors: Should There Be an Age Cutoff?

Heart transplantation remains limited by donor availability. Currently, only some programs accept older donors, and their use remains contentious. We compared outcomes of heart transplant recipients who received donor hearts ≥55 years with those who received donor hearts

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Published in:Transplantation proceedings 2022-10, Vol.54 (8), p.2088-2096
Main Authors: Chen, Qiudong, Kobashigawa, Jon, Emerson, Dominic, Singer-Englar, Tahli, Megna, Dominick, Ramzy, Danny, Catarino, Pedro, Trento, Alfredo, Chikwe, Joanna, Kittleson, Michelle, Esmailian, Fardad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Heart Diseases - etiology
Heart Transplantation - adverse effects
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Tissue Donors
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Summary:Heart transplantation remains limited by donor availability. Currently, only some programs accept older donors, and their use remains contentious. We compared outcomes of heart transplant recipients who received donor hearts ≥55 years with those who received donor hearts
ISSN:0041-1345
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DOI:10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.07.004