The Final Rule in a Bind: What We Are Learning From Suboptimal Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Outcomes and Potential Solutions to the Problem
The suboptimal outcomes of SHKT under the new aHAP, alongside its potential impacts on kidney-alone transplant candidates, suggest a need for regular monitoring of SHKT policies. This is crucial to ensure that the intentions of the Final Rule regarding equity and utility are effectively met.
Authors
- Ahmet B. Gungor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1961-7233)
- Bekir Tanrıöver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2378-9302)
- Venkatesh K. Ariyamuthu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0796-0157)
- Roy D. Bloom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4783-7775)
- Benjamin Hippen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-415X)
- Miklos Zsolt Molnar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9665-330X)
- Xingxing S. Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0542-8749)
- Mutlu Mete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0600-8073)
- Tarek Alhamad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-0817)
- Deepak Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9635-0798)
- Gaurav Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1919-1970)
- Faris Araj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9332-0561)
- Enver Akalin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1341-5144)
- Mehmet Ayvaci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6997-1639)
- Prince Mohan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7881-2162)
- Mona D. Doshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2510-1951)
- Neeraj Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3814-1920)
Institutions
- University of North Texas (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0000000000005251
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29