Combined heart-lung organ allocation: A glitch in the system.
Publication
, Journal Article
Rushakoff, JA; Patel, CB; Agarwal, R; Jiang, H; Schroder, JN; Hartwig, MG; Reynolds, JM; DeVore, AD
Published in: J Heart Lung Transplant
December 2025
Organ allocation guidelines prioritize patients at risk of waitlist mortality. In the United States, both the heart and lung allocation systems were revised within the last ten years. There is no specific allocation system for patients listed for combined heart-lung transplant. With updates to the heart and lung allocation systems, we have observed that combined heart-lung transplant patients can face unnecessarily long wait times. A focused listing pathway to better prioritize potential combined heart-lung transplant recipients could help ensure the appropriate patients are transplanted effectively and efficiently.
Duke Scholars
Published In
J Heart Lung Transplant
DOI
EISSN
1557-3117
Publication Date
December 2025
Volume
44
Issue
12
Start / End Page
2032 / 2034
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Waiting Lists
- United States
- Tissue and Organ Procurement
- Surgery
- Patient Selection
- Lung Transplantation
- Humans
- Heart-Lung Transplantation
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Citation
APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Rushakoff, J. A., Patel, C. B., Agarwal, R., Jiang, H., Schroder, J. N., Hartwig, M. G., … DeVore, A. D. (2025). Combined heart-lung organ allocation: A glitch in the system. J Heart Lung Transplant, 44(12), 2032–2034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2025.08.024
Rushakoff, Joshua A., Chetan B. Patel, Richa Agarwal, Haoran Jiang, Jacob N. Schroder, Matthew G. Hartwig, John M. Reynolds, and Adam D. DeVore. “Combined heart-lung organ allocation: A glitch in the system.” J Heart Lung Transplant 44, no. 12 (December 2025): 2032–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2025.08.024.
Rushakoff JA, Patel CB, Agarwal R, Jiang H, Schroder JN, Hartwig MG, et al. Combined heart-lung organ allocation: A glitch in the system. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Dec;44(12):2032–4.
Rushakoff, Joshua A., et al. “Combined heart-lung organ allocation: A glitch in the system.” J Heart Lung Transplant, vol. 44, no. 12, Dec. 2025, pp. 2032–34. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.healun.2025.08.024.
Rushakoff JA, Patel CB, Agarwal R, Jiang H, Schroder JN, Hartwig MG, Reynolds JM, DeVore AD. Combined heart-lung organ allocation: A glitch in the system. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Dec;44(12):2032–2034.
Published In
J Heart Lung Transplant
DOI
EISSN
1557-3117
Publication Date
December 2025
Volume
44
Issue
12
Start / End Page
2032 / 2034
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Waiting Lists
- United States
- Tissue and Organ Procurement
- Surgery
- Patient Selection
- Lung Transplantation
- Humans
- Heart-Lung Transplantation
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology