Expanded donor selection criteria can increase organ utilization

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¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: pavan.atluri@uphs.upenn.edu.

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Carol Chen et al. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Mar.

. 2018 Mar;37(3):427.

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.10.024. Epub 2017 Nov 15.

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: pavan.atluri@uphs.upenn.edu.

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Low ejection fraction in donor hearts is not directly associated with increased recipient mortality.
Chen CW, Sprys MH, Gaffey AC, Chung JJ, Margulies KB, Acker MA, Atluri P. Chen CW, et al. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Jun;36(6):611-615. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.02.001. Epub 2017 Feb 4. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017. PMID: 28314504
Low ejection fraction in donor hearts is not directly associated with increased recipient mortality.
Chinnadurai T, Madan S, Patel SR, Jorde UP. Chinnadurai T, et al. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Mar;37(3):426. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.08.003. Epub 2017 Aug 10. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018. PMID: 28864338 No abstract available.