The shortage of available donor hearts continues to limit cardiac transplantation. For this
reason, strict criteria have limited the number of patients placed on the US waiting list to≈ …

This article discusses issues directly related to the organ donation process, including donor
consent, donor medical suitability, non‐recovery of organs, organs recovered but not …

Cardiac transplantation remains the only definitive treatment for end-stage heart failure.
Transplantation rates are limited by a shortage of donor hearts. This shortage is magnified …

D uring the past decade heart transplantation has evolved from an experimental procedure
performed in selected centers to the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage heart …

Heart transplantation has now achieved a therapeutic status similar to that of cadaveric renal
transplantation. Depending on patient selection criteria, it is estimated that as many as …

The success of clinical transplantation as a therapy for end‐stage organ failure is limited by
the availability of suitable organs for transplant. This article discusses continued efforts by …

Background Donor management remains one of the most neglected areas of
transplantation. A comprehensive donor management regimen has been developed. The …

Continued progress in organ donation will help enable transplantation to alleviate the
increasing incidence of end-stage organ disease. This article discusses the implementation …

BACKGROUND.: The lack of satisfactory donor organs limits heart transplantation. The
purpose of this study was to determine whether the criteria for suitability of donors may be …

Organ transplantation remains the only life-saving therapy for many patients with organ
failure. Despite the work of the Organ Donation and Transplant Collaboratives, and the …