Just a Number? Donor Age and (Lack of) Associated Reasons for Heart Offer Refusal in the Donor Heart Study

Purpose: Use of 50+ year old donors for heart transplant (HT) is relatively rare in the United States (US). We assessed reasons for this - and whether it reflects concern about age itself or associated risk factors - using a survey of US HT centers.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: C. Bhowmik, , H. Luikart, Y. Weng, S. Zhang, R.P. Wood, J. Nieto, T. Groat, N. Neidlinger, K.K. Khush Source Type: research