Reasons for refusing a donor heart for transplantation in Brazil.

André FeldmanCésar Augusto Guimarães MarcelinoLayse Beneli PradoCarine Cristiane FuscoMara Nogueira de AraújoAndrea Cotait AyoubAntônio Flávio Sanchez Almeida

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2016)

Age, poor medical history, cardiac arrest, use of vasopressors, and hemodynamic instability were the most prevalent reasons for refusal of donor hearts. Echocardiogram evaluation is a potential intervention to improve heart transplantation conversion in Brazil.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
randomized controlled trial
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
healthcare
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
stem cells
human health
risk assessment
climate change