TY - JOUR
T1 - Donor management and selection for heart transplantation
AU - John, Ranjit
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The success of cardiac transplantation has led to its widespread application for all etiologies of end-stage heart disease. As a result, this has resulted in a severe shortage of available donor organs. In light of an increasing organ demand with a stable supply, efficacious donor management and meticulous selection is crucial in maintaining excellent outcomes with cardiac transplantation. It is now increasingly common to push the envelope by expanding criteria for donor selection. This has translated into harvesting of older donor hearts, from more unstable donors as well as from more distant locations. Of utmost importance is that when the decision is made to proceed with cardiac transplantation, the risk/benefit ratio associated with cardiac transplantation in that particular patient must be weighed against the mortality and morbidity risk while remaining on the heart transplant waiting list.
AB - The success of cardiac transplantation has led to its widespread application for all etiologies of end-stage heart disease. As a result, this has resulted in a severe shortage of available donor organs. In light of an increasing organ demand with a stable supply, efficacious donor management and meticulous selection is crucial in maintaining excellent outcomes with cardiac transplantation. It is now increasingly common to push the envelope by expanding criteria for donor selection. This has translated into harvesting of older donor hearts, from more unstable donors as well as from more distant locations. Of utmost importance is that when the decision is made to proceed with cardiac transplantation, the risk/benefit ratio associated with cardiac transplantation in that particular patient must be weighed against the mortality and morbidity risk while remaining on the heart transplant waiting list.
KW - Cardiac transplantation
KW - Heart failure
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U2 - 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2004.09.003
DO - 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2004.09.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15635542
AN - SCOPUS:11844261499
SN - 1043-0679
VL - 16
SP - 364
EP - 369
JO - Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
JF - Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
IS - 4
ER -