Who and when to consider for heart transplantation.
The number of patients who are potentially eligible for heart transplantation is increasing steadily in the face of a plateaued or stable donor supply. Therefore, development of fair, sensible, and consistently and widely applied criteria for transplant recipient selection is a crucial medical and societal issue. This article examines the evolution of these criteria and advocates a flexible approach to their continued evolution.
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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Building, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5246, USA.
D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000592:standards; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution