A comparative analysis of echocardiographic data for heart transplant eligibility in brain death cases
Borderline cases should undergo reevaluation using repeat transthoracic echocardiogram or echocardiographic assessments of heart function with inotropic medications to increase the pool of potential heart donors due to limited organ donor options.
Authors
- Habib Rahban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7679-1457)
- Zahra Shajari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2162-2063)
- Elahe Pourhosein
- Seyed Zahra Ghodsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6015-742X)
- Andrew Boshara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4600-2055)
- Shahrokh Karbalai Saleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7488-6188)
- Azadeh Sadatnaseri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8856-3101)
- Mostafa Rouzitalab
- Sanaz Dehghani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9764-5969)
- Abbas Soleimani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-0236)
- Marzieh Latifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0005-5477)
Institutions
- Creighton University (US)
- Dignity Health (US)
- Iran Banking Institute (IR)
- St. Joseph Hospital (US)
- Sina Hospital (IR)
- St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma (US)
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation (US)
- St. Joseph's Hospital (US)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Egyptian Heart Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-025-00709-0
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00