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Editorial
. 2023 Jan;11(1):27-29.
doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.10.006. Epub 2022 Dec 7.

U.S. Heart Transplantation Allocation: Injustice in Complacency

Khadijah Breathett  1
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Editorial

U.S. Heart Transplantation Allocation: Injustice in Complacency

Khadijah Breathett. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: bias; health care disparities; heart failure; heart transplantation; racial disparities; socioeconomic position; structural racism.

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Conflict of interest statement

Funding Support and Author Disclosures This work was funded by Dr Breathett’s research support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute R01HL159216, R56HL159216, K01HL142848, and L30HL148881.

Comment on

  • Race and Socioeconomic Bias in Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation.
    Amdani S, Conway J, Kleinmahon J, Auerbach S, Hsu D, Cousino MK, Kaufman B, Alejos J, Cruz JH, Lee HY, Rudraraju R, Kirklin JK, Asante-Korang A. Amdani S, et al. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 Jan;11(1):19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.08.021. Epub 2022 Nov 9. JACC Heart Fail. 2023. PMID: 36599545

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