Impact of 2018 Donor Heart Allocation Policy Change on Patients on Biventricular Support: A <scp>UNOS</scp> Database Analysis
The 2018 policy revision was associated with a decline in biventricular support utilization in both waitlisted and transplanted cohorts. This shift corresponded with shorter waitlist durations, more frequent transplants, and better waitlist and post-transplant survival.
Authors
- Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
- John W. Entwistle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1492-6483)
- Keshava Rajagopal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7017-7459)
- Nayeem Nasher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6476-7751)
- Christopher Pritting (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3842-4442)
- J. Eduardo Rame (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2936-1702)
- Tomoki Sakata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3841-9117)
- Daler Rahimov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8055-6101)
- René Alvarez
- T. Reese Macmillan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7785-5766)
Institutions
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Bayhealth Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Artificial Organs
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.70047
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00