Discrepancies in access and institutional risk tolerance in heart transplantation: A national open cohort study.
Alejandro Suarez-PierreCecillia LuiXun ZhouCharles D FraserTodd C CrawfordChun W ChoiGlenn J WhitmanRobert S HigginsAhmet KilicPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)
Social, demographic, and geographic factors affect access to high- and intermediate-volume centers. High-volume centers tolerate more risk while providing excellent survival. Awareness of this impact should prompt an extension of access to care for underserved patient populations.