Temporal and Regional Trends in Heart Transplantation from Hepatitis C Donors

In the past, donors with hepatitis C (HCV) viremia were rarely accepted for orthotopic heart transplantation (HT) due to post-transplantation risks. A successful cure, the opiate epidemic and the shortage of available donors have led to a paradigm shift with increasing HT from HCV donors. We sought to examine the temporal and regional trends utilizing a national database.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: 231 Source Type: research