Right ventricular dysfunction in neurologically deceased organ donors: An observational study in a tertiary-care organ donor referral centre

PURPOSE: Right ventricular RV dysfunction among transplant recipients correlates with transplant outcome, but its frequency in donors is unknown. The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology of RV dysfunction in potential heart donors." METHODS: In a seven-year retrospective study of potential heart donors, we explored the incidence of RV dysfunction as observed on echocardiography and explored the association of four distinct …