Changes in Heart Transplant Outcomes of Elderly Patients in the New Allocation Era

Studies demonstrate that heart transplantation (HT) can safely be performed in septuagenarians. We evaluate outcomes of septuagenarians undergoing HT after the US heart allocation change in 2018.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 20, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Zachary W. Sollie, Jennie H. Kwon, Benjamin Usry, Khaled Shorbaji, Brett A. Welch, Zubair A. Hashmi, Lucas Witer, Nicolas Pope, Ryan J. Tedford, Arman Kilic Source Type: research