Outcomes of Heart and Heart-Kidney Transplantation from Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Positive Donors into HCV Negative Recipients

Ongoing opioid epidemic has led to an increase in hepatitis C virus (HCV)+ organs. Given excellent cure rates with direct acting antivirals (DAAs), there is interest in using such organs for transplant.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: S. Aslam, I. Yumul, M. Mariski, V. Pretorius, E. Adler Tags: 141 Source Type: research