Heart transplantation has become the standard of care for pediatric patients with end‐stage
heart disease throughout the world. Since the first transplant was performed in 1967, the …

Orthotopic heart transplant is the gold standard therapeutic intervention for patients with end-
stage heart failure. Conventionally, heart transplant has relied on donation after brain death …

Background Heart transplantation following donation after circulatory death (DCD HT) has
short-term survival outcomes comparable to donation after brain death and has led to a …

Conditions to which the cardiac graft is exposed during transplantation with donation after
circulatory death (DCD) can trigger the recruitment of macrophages that are either …

Background Heart transplantation with donation after circulatory death and ex-situ heart
perfusion offers excellent outcomes and increased transplantation rates. However, improved …

Abstract Purpose of Review To summarise current international clinical outcomes from
donation after circulatory death heart transplantation (DCD-HT); discuss procurement …

Although national transplant organizations share common visions and goals, the creation of
a unified global organization remains impractical. Differences in ethnicity, culture, religion …

The Dead Donor Rule (DDR) states that organ donation must not cause the death of the
donor and is generally interpreted as requiring that the donor be declared dead before …

Background and Objective: The goal for healthcare professionals in organ donation is to
honour the wishes of the donor patient. Securing the best outcome from their altruistic gift to …

Heart failure persists as a critical public health challenge, with heart transplantation
esteemed as the optimal treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure. However, the …