Increasing the United States heart transplant donor pool with donation after circulatory death.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

DCD heart donation has the potential to significantly increase the pool of available donor allografts in the US, by as much as 30%, and will lead to a substantial decrease in waiting list mortality.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Jawitz, OK; Raman, V; DeVore, AD; Mentz, RJ; Patel, CB; Rogers, J; Milano, C

Published Date

  • May 2020

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 159 / 5

Start / End Page

  • e307 - e309

PubMed ID

  • 31672395

Pubmed Central ID

  • PMC7103537

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1097-685X

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.080

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States