Geographic disparities in heart transplantation persist under the new allocation policy.

Nicholas R HessLaura M SeeseIbrahim SultanYisi WangGavin W HickeyArman Kilic

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2021)

Geography accounts for ∼10% of the disparity among United States OHT rates. Despite broader heart sharing, the updated allocation policy did not substantially alter the existing geographic disparities among OHT recipients.

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