Journal ArticleJHLT Open · February 2026
BACKGROUND: Lungs from older donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are underutilized; however, these organs may represent an opportunity to expand the donor pool. Herein, we evaluated utilization and outcomes of lung transplants using lungs from ol ...
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Journal ArticleJ Card Fail · August 7, 2025
BACKGROUND: Out-of-sequence (OOS) allocation is a mechanism by which donor organs are offered outside the standard match run, typically to expedite the placement of hard-to-match or time-sensitive allografts. Rising OOS rates are described in abdominal org ...
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Journal ArticleJACC Heart Fail · December 2024
BACKGROUND: Heart transplantation following donation after circulatory death (DCD HT) has short-term survival outcomes comparable to donation after brain death and has led to a significant increase in transplantation volume. The U.S. experience with the no ...
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