Effects of Older Donor Age and Cold Ischemic Time on Long-Term Outcomes of Heart Transplantation.
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DOI: 10.14503/thij-16-6178
Abstract: Using older donor hearts in cardiac transplantation may lead to inferior outcomes: older donors have more comorbidities that reduce graft quality, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia. Shorter cold ischemic times might… read more here.
Keywords: ischemic times; heart; cold ischemic; long term ... See more keywords