Acceptance of HCV-Positive Donor Hearts Improves Organ Acceptance Selectivity: Single Center Experience

Due to the shortage of donor hearts in the United States, it is essential we continuously evaluate strategies aimed at increasing donor organ availability. Our institution sought to expand the cardiac donor pool by utilizing hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive donor hearts. In a single center retrospective study, we examined the quality of HCV-positive donor hearts as compared to HCV-negative donor hearts.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: 99 Source Type: research