The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-sixth Adult Heart Transplantation Report — 2019; Focus Theme: Donor and Recipient Size Match

The field of heart transplantation continues to evolve, with major changes in allocation systems, and increasing use of extended-criteria donor hearts, including hearts from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors, hearts supported with ex-vivo perfusion, and hearts from hepatitis C viremic donors. Use of such non-traditional donor hearts has made transplantation available to a larger number of recipients, but the demand continues to outpace the supply. Given this persistent donor heart shortage, much attention has been given to the topic of donor-recipient size matching.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research