Cause of death for heart transplant patients, an autopsy study
We systematically reviewed 33 years of heart transplant autopsies. We found that 41.1% of deaths were allograft related, with infection being the most frequent COD. While the rate of unexpected findings was low, the findings demonstrate the continued utility of autopsy in patient evaluation.
Authors
- Jon H. Ritter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4514-6935)
- Cory T. Bernadt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1540-9880)
- Chieh‐Yu Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4269-3234)
- John R. Burk
Institutions
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cardiovascular Pathology
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carpath.2024.107701
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86