Evaluating the donor pool: impact of using hearts from donors over the age of 49 years.
Mercer
P
P
Transplant Unit, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Sharples
L
L
Edmunds
J
J
Gittins
R
R
Baines
J
J
Wallwork
J
J
Large
S
S
Parameshwar
J
J
D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000453:epidemiology; D006321:Heart; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*