Cardiovascular mechanism of donor brain death and heart recipient survival.
Christopher W JensenOliver K JawitzAbigail R BenkertPhilip J SpencerBenjamin S BrynerJacob N SchroderCarmelo A MilanoPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2022)
In this analysis of over 35,000 heart transplants, CV-DBD status was not associated with adjusted recipient survival. Donor brain death due to cardiac arrest should not be an absolute contraindication to heart donation, although graft function should be carefully assessed before transplantation.