Impact of donor-recipient age-difference in adolescent heart transplantation.
George GillGeorgina RoweM Mujeeb ZubairQiudong ChenJason ThomasPeter ChiuAsishana A OshoVikram SoodKurt R SchumacherDominic EmersonMichael E BowdishJoanna ChikweFrancis Fynn-ThompsonPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2023)
A donor-recipient age-difference > 11 years is independently associated with higher long-term mortality after adolescent heart transplantation. This finding may help inform acceptable donor selection practice for adolescent heart transplant candidates.