Primary graft failure (PGF) after heart transplantation (HT) is a devastating and unexpected
event characterized by failure of the graft to adequately support recipient circulation …

Heart transplant recipients are at risk for a number of post-transplantation complications
such as graft dysfunction, rejection, and infection. The rates of many complications are …

Aims Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a feared complication after heart transplantation
(HTX). HTX patients frequently receive veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation …

The number of heart transplants is decreasing due to organ shortage, yet the donor pool
could be enlarged by improving graft preservation. Hypothermic machine perfusion (MP) …

OBJECTIVES: The use of marginal donors with cardiovascular risk factors is increasing due
to organ shortage but remains controversial in heart transplantation (HTx). We sought to …

Heart transplantation (HTx) is a valuable option in eligible patients with end-stage heart
failure. The most significant complication in the immediate post-operative period is early …

Background Donor organ acceptance practices vary among pediatric heart transplant
professionals. We sought to understand what is known about the interactions between the …

Abstract Introduction In 2018, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) implemented a
new heart allocation system which prioritized patients on temporary support devices and left …

Background Severe primary graft failure is a life-threatening complication of heart
transplantation that may require venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA …

The history of heart transplant began with Alexis Carrel who conducted experiments on
heterotopic heart transplant in animals. 1 For this work, he received the Nobel Prize in …