Case Report: Cardiac transplantation in a 76-year-old recipient: moving from anagraphic to biological age under a geriatric perspective
This case represents the oldest documented successful heart transplant recipient discharged home. The findings suggest that age alone should not be a limiting factor in transplantation eligibility. Expanding criteria to include well-selected elderly patients could help address the growing demand for donor hearts.
Authors
- Lorenzo Giovannico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9583-1581)
- Tomaso Bottio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-2983)
- Tommaso Acquaviva
- Luca Savino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9068-2225)
- Giuseppe Fischetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8804-8013)
- Massimo Antonio Padalino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-9670)
- Giovanna Cristiano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4980-5331)
- Federica Mazzone
- Cornelia Leo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1601-0281)
- Nicola Di Bari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3606-2118)
- Domenico Parigino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4062-6935)
Institutions
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Transplantation
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frtra.2025.1595938
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00