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Heart transplant volumes rise in the USA but face marked legislative and cultural disparities in Europe.
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This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current state, recent advancements, and ongoing challenges in adult heart transplantation across the USA and Western Europe.
Heart transplantation has made remarkable strides since its inception in the 1960s. While the transplant volume in the USA has steadily increased over the last decade, significant disparities exist in Europe, fuelled by cultural and legislative differences. Recent advancements such as donation after circulatory death and use of hepatitis C positive donors are embraced to differing degrees among countries. This review serves to summarize the current state and ongoing challenges of heart transplantation in the USA and Europe.
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Chen et al. (2025) conducted a review in Heart transplantation. Heart transplantation was evaluated. This state-of-the-art review highlights increasing heart transplant volumes in the USA alongside significant disparities in Europe driven by cultural and legislative differences.
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