Worsening racial disparity in waitlist mortality for pediatric heart transplant candidates since the 2016 Pediatric Heart Allocation Policy revision.
Lydia K WrightRobert J GajarskiChristina PhelpsTimothy M HoffmanIrene D LytriviDefne A MagnettaFawwaz R ShawConsuela ThompsonMolly A WeisertDeipanjan NandiPublished in: Pediatric transplantation (2022)
Widening racial disparities in waitlist mortality may be an unintended consequence of the 2016 PHAP revision. Additional analyses may inform the degree to which this policy vs. unrelated changes in care differentially contribute to these disparities.