Disparities in heart transplant survival and graft rejection outcomes persist in the modern era: a call to race towards a more equitable future
Our investigation suggests that disparities continue to exist for minority groups after HTx. Notably, the 2018 allocation changes may have introduced or exacerbated such inequities for Black recipients.
Authors
- Ahad Firoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6223-0731)
- Huaqing Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0953-4768)
- Xiaoning Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9544-7395)
- Eman Hamad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1513-0310)
- Daniel Remer
Institutions
- Center for Practical Bioethics (US)
- Temple University Hospital (US)
- University of California Davis Medical Center (US)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf141
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.03