Commentary in Reply to Cogswell et al: An early investigation of outcomes with the new 2018 donor heart allocation system in the United States

It has now been just over one year since the implementation of significant changes to the adult heart allocation system. These changes included broader access to hearts for candidates with the highest waitlist mortality, as well as a more granular stratification of candidate urgency based on historical waitlist mortality rates. Initial monitoring from the OPTN Thoracic Committee (the Committee) focused on the composition of the waitlist and characteristics of the cohort of transplanted patients.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - January 28, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Ryan R. Davies, Rebecca R. Goff, Erika D. Lease, Richard C. Daly, Shelley Hall Tags: Case Anecdotes, Comments and Opinions Source Type: research