Study reveals similar mortality rates post-heart transplantation, indicating new donor strategies may be needed.
The study found no difference in 30-day mortality between patients who underwent heart transplantation with cold ischemic times > 4 hours and those with cold ischemic times < 4 hours. Thus, there may be new strategies to increase the number of donors with a safe rebalance of the relationship between the number of available allografts and patients on the waiting list.
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