Heart transplantation from COVID-positive donors with 6-month follow-up: A case series.

Christina TranAnureet MalhotraTarun DaliaHarsh MehtaSahej AroraIlham BodaHassan FarhoudGrace NoonanAlbert EidAndrija VidicZubair Shah

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2024)

Keeping in mind the significant waitlist mortality in patients awaiting heart transplantation, COVID-19-positive donors should be considered for heart transplantation to help expand the donor pool and potentially reduce waitlist mortality.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
patient reported