Why the study?
Despite increasing heart transplant volume worldwide, long-term outcomes, best practices, and standardization for heart transplantation using donation after circulatory death remain to be defined.
Population
Adults in need of heart transplantation and potential donors after circulatory death
Design
Review
Key result
Donation after circulatory death (DCD) presents a promising approach to expand the donor pool for heart transplantation, with short and intermediate outcomes matching those of donation after brain death.
Authors
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DCD heart transplantation expands donor access; leaves open long-term outcomes and optimal practices.
Expanding heart donation after circulatory death offers a viable solution to the donor shortage, though it requires significant resource allocation and standardization of procurement protocols.
Rajah et al. (2024) conducted a review in End-stage heart failure requiring heart transplantation. Donation after circulatory death (DCD) vs. Donation after brain death (DBD) was evaluated. Donation after circulatory death (DCD) presents a promising approach to expand the donor pool for heart transplantation, with short and intermediate outcomes matching those of donation after brain death.
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