Discrepancies in survival following pediatric heart transplantation and the effect of race and socioeconomic status on outcomes
Black and low socioeconomic status children face significant disadvantages in heart transplant outcomes, including lower survival, higher rejection rates, and increased risk of death secondary to cardiac arrest. Access to private insurance leads to better survival but might be proxy to better resources, education, and compliance.
Authors
- Jaimin R. Trivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7152-1338)
- Bahaaldin Alsoufi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6353-7874)
- Deborah Kozik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0443-280X)
- Sarah Wilkens
- Joshua D. Sparks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0799-7424)
- Andrea Lambert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7816-9928)
- Shriprasad R. Deshpande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8358-9783)
Institutions
- Children's National (US)
- University of Louisville (US)
- Kosair Children's Hospital (US)
- Norton Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTCVS Open
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.02.021
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00