Evolving Changes in Centre-Level Utilization of Longer Distance Donors in Heart Transplantation
There has been a substantial increase in the use of LDD following the allocation change. Distance is not a surrogate for ischaemia time. Survival after HT with LDD use is significantly better compared to non-LDD, but further research is warranted.
Authors
- Brett Welch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6623-6494)
- Lucas Witer
- Arman Kilic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8112-8345)
- Nicolas H. Pope
- Khaled Shorbaji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9371-9350)
- Krishna Bhandari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7531-6614)
- Akinwale Victor Famotire
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf190
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00