Is shortage of heart donors a real problem? Insights from a Brazilian Mid-West heart transplant program.
Fernando Antibas AtikFelipe B M OliveiraPedro H M PeresCamila S MoraesMarcelo B UlhoaRodrigo BiondiVitor S BarzilaiRenato B ChavesClaudio R da CunhaPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
The shortage of donors is not the main limiting factor of heart transplantation in the Mid-West of Brazil. Nonmedical issues represent the main reason for organ discard. Most of the donors are classified as high risk which indicates that an expanded donor pool is a routine practice in our region, and donor scoring does not seem to influence to proceed with the transplant.