title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Heart Transplant and Heart Failure Program, Nationwide Children's Hospital Heart Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 700 Children's Dr, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. timothy.hoffman@nationwidechildrens.org
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D065227:Transfusion Reaction