… Heart transplantation is the final option for patients with heart … demand for heart transplantation
is the limited donor organ … published to aid with optimal donor selection in order to best …

… that a consistent approach to donor selection will improve rates of heart transplantation. …
the process of standardization of donor selection for heart transplantation, to optimize overall …

… various donor selection criteria, it must be stressed that donor evaluation and selection must
… the condition and acuity of the potential recipient being considered for that particular donor. …

… robust effects on heart transplant recipient outcomes, and evaluation of the donor for suitability
for heart transplantation is therefore very comprehensive. The donor evaluation process …

… Decision-making when offered a donor heart for transplantation is complex, and supportive
… Our aim was to analyze donor heart acceptance decisions and associated outcomes at a …

… -stage heart failure, but is limited by donor availability, which has remained unchanged for 3
decades. We engaged in a donor selection … the consistency of donor selection improved our …

… -term outcomes of patients who received a heart donation from a marginal donor (MD), and
compared them with those who received an organ from a standard donor (SD). Methods: All …

… The strict criteria for donor selection in heart-lung transplantation have resulted in an …
Sixteen percent of our heart transplants were combined heart-lung transplantations. Two donors …

… patient subsets that undergo heart transplantation. Indeed, if suitable donor hearts were
plentiful, … consideration of heart transplantation for many patients with advanced heart disease. …

… heart transplant survival outcomes. An important aspect of successful transplantation is
appropriate donor selection. … controversy in the selection of appropriate hearts as donor organs to …