Early Outcomes of Primary Graft Dysfunction Comparing Donation After Circulatory and Brain Death Heart Transplantation: An Analysis of the UNOS Registry
While PGD rates appear higher in DCD, the associated mortality remains comparable to that of DBD. Early support on ECMO may confer survival benefits in DCD recipients with PGD.
Authors
- Zubair A. Hashmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8907-1210)
- Keyur B. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8329-2963)
- Zachary W. Fitch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1395-1513)
- Josue Chery
- Patricia Nicolato
- Mohammed Quader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8290-043X)
- Alan Lai
- Ye In Christopher Kwon
- Vigneshwar Kasirajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1974-7951)
- Inna Tchoukina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1587-1998)
- Andrew Min‐Gi Park
- Michael Keller
- Henry H. Jones
- Iman Adibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6746-4824)
- Kareem Elhigzi
Institutions
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Transplantation
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.70222
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.04
Funders
- Virginia Commonwealth University