Conference
Report From a Forum on US Heart Allocation Policy
Abstract
Since the latest revision in US heart allocation policy (2006), the landscape and volume of transplant waitlists have changed considerably. Advances in mechanical circulatory support (MCS) prolong survival, but Status 1A mortality remains high. Several patient subgroups may be disadvantaged by current listing criteria and geographical disparity remains in waitlist time. This forum on US heart allocation policy was organized to discuss these …
Authors
Kobashigawa JA; Johnson M; Rogers J; Vega JD; Colvin-Adams M; Edwards L; Meyer D; Luu M; Reinsmoen N; Dipchand AI
Volume
15
Pagination
pp. 55-63
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2015
DOI
10.1111/ajt.13033
Conference proceedings
American Journal of Transplantation
Issue
1
ISSN
1600-6135