Disparities in Access to Heart and Lung Transplantation by Race and Socioeconomic Status: A National Analysis
Significant disparities by race and socioeconomic status persist in transplant access both in lung and heart transplantation. These findings highlight upstream structural barriers and offer a pre-Composite Allocation Score (CAS) baseline for future policy evaluation.
Authors
- Zehra Dhanani
- Alonso Márquez
- Rezwan Munshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4472-775X)
- Ashwin Karanam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0654-5266)
- Fatima Anjum
- Robert Duncheskie
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Temple University Hospital (US)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation Proceedings
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2026.02.022
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00