Durable mechanical circulatory support across the Asia-Pacific region

The Asia region consists of 48 countries with a population of 3.8 billion and extends from Saudi Arabia and Turkey in the west to the most eastern part of Russia. The Asia-Pacific region includes East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. It extends from Pakistan in the west to Japan, Australia, and New Zealand in the east.1 Accurate data from Asia on heart transplantation is lacking as not all centers report their data to the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) registry.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: EDITORIAL COMMENTARY Source Type: research