Severe and Moderate Primary Graft Dysfunction in Adult Heart Recipients.
Samuel Padovani StefenDavi Freitas TenórioGuilherme Carvalhal Gnipper CirilloShirlyne Fabianni GasparKaren Amanda Soares de OliveiraFábio Antonio GaiottoFabio B JatenePublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2022)
The use of the ISHLT criteria for PGD is important to identify potential risk factor. The development of PGD did not affect short-term survival in our study. More studies should be done to better understand the pathophysiology of PGD.