Regional disparities in heart transplant mortality in the USA
Mortality of heart transplant recipients varies across region of residence in the USA. A significant increase in adjusted mortality was observed in the South. These findings suggest that there are regional disparities in the mortality rates of heart transplant recipients.
Authors
- Chittoor B. Sai Sudhakar
- Y. Ravi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1479-7037)
- Matthew Dean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7279-2356)
- Rodrigo Zoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9467-334X)
- Laurel A. Copeland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-0209)
Institutions
- University of Connecticut (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System (US)
- Florida Center for Gastroenterology (US)
- UConn Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcae083
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86
Funders
- University of Connecticut
- University of Connecticut Health Center
- Department of Surgery