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Donor considerations in pediatric heart transplantation. Transl Pediatr 2019 Oct;8(4):284-289

Date

11/16/2019

Pubmed ID

31728321

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6825970

DOI

10.21037/tp.2019.08.02

Abstract

Donors for pediatric heart transplantation are accepted based on variety of donor factors. There is wide variability in practice across centers and lack of evidence to guide standardized approach for some donor characteristics. This article reviews current practice and evidence for donor evaluation in pediatric heart transplantation.

Author List

Singh N, Raees MA, Zafar F

Author

Nikki Singh MD Assistant Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin